Planet X: Viewing WHEN?
Ive created a web page to explain to newbies unfamiliar with the concept of
in the sun why they cannot see Planet X NOW. I did up a chart showing dates and
times too.
http://www.zetatalk.com/theword/tword03v.htm
My question to astronomers here is how MUCH before dawn, time wise, the sky is
is polluted so viewing is not possible. For instance, the Sun is rising here
in Wisconsin at 4:13 AM. I get up at 4:30 and could pretty well go outside and read
a newspaper at that time. NO stars were visible in the sky at that time, and were not
talking a star here, were talking Planet X being diffuse, a reddish blur, etc. Put
another way, at what point would M31 be visible, or not visible, predawn? Though
magnitude 3.7 one can BARELY see it, no scope required, as it is diffuse. Could
you see M31 the hour before dawn? Or is deep night required?
Heres what I said on that page for amateur amateurs:
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The inbound Planet X (aka Nibiru, 12th Planet, Marduk, etc.) cannot be viewed from
Earth during part of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, as those gazing in that direction
must look past the sun, during daylight, and light polution virtually eliminates the
ability to even see bright stars. This is termed being "in the sun" by astronomers.
Where ZetaTalk has stated that amateurs will be able to see it with their scopes by
mid-year 2002, the spot in the sky to be viewed will only be in darkness the hour before
dawn at best by very late summer to very early Fall, but by December will be visible
for most of the night.
The chart below was garnered from dates, times, and cities plugged into SkyMap, and the
Coordinates spot Located between the end of Orions bow and a flank of the Taurus bull,
and from the NOAA web site which provides sunrise time by city and date. The times posted
assume no daylight savings time adjustments. Assume the hour before dawn to have light
pollution affecting something viewed on the horizon where the Sun will be rising.
For CAPETOWN, South Africa
Date
Start Viewing
End Viewing
Sunrise
Viewing
Jun 15, 2002
6:30 AM
4:30 PM
7:50 AM
(Not Possible)
Jul 15, 2002
4:30 AM
2:30 PM
7:50 AM
Before Dawn
Aug 15, 2002
2:30 AM
12:30 PM
7:26 AM
Before Dawn
Sep 15, 2002
0:30 AM
10:30 AM
6:46 AM
Midnight - Dawn
Dec 15, 2002
6:30 PM
4:30 AM
5:30 AM
All Night
For VANCOUVER, Canada
Date
Start Viewing
End Viewing
Sunrise
Day/Night
Jun 15, 2002
5:00 AM
5:00 PM
4:11 AM
(Not Possible)
Jul 15, 2002
3:00 AM
3:00 PM
4:27 AM
Limited
Aug 15, 2002
1:00 AM
1:00 PM
5:05 AM
Before Dawn
Sep 15, 2002
11:00 PM
11:00 AM
5:47 AM
Midnight - Dawn
Dec 15, 2002
5:00 PM
5:00 AM
7:51 AM
All Night