wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote:
"Grumman-581" writes:

And high enough that the sky was dark even when the sun was out -- at least
from the photos that I've seen published...

Yes, but the ANS could recognize stars even from the taxiway in broad
daylight. I still don't know how it managed that.

Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus are visible to the naked eye in broad
daylight at sea level, if you know exactly where to look. I've
seen them all, at times when I knew their approximate position
relative to the moon. You must look in exactly the right place --
an error of a half degree or so puts them out of the central field
of view of your eyes and renders them invisible against the
glare of daylight.

I remember taking celestial shots of Venus and Jupiter in the daytime
but don't remember ever seeing Saturn. Pointing the sextant to the
right area of sky - not hard since I precomputed the shot - would put
them right in the field of view.

I would imagine the ANS could "see" just a bit better than I could.
:)

--Walt