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Planet X: Viewing WHEN?


I’ve 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 we’re not 
talking a star here, we’re 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? 

Here’s 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