Venus Inferior Conjunction (1 day after) No Telescope
Taken by Shiraishi on August 15, 2015 @ Kumagaya-shi, Saitama, Japan
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  Camera Used: NIKON COOLPIX P510
Exposure Time: 10/20000
Aperture: f/7.4
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2015:08:15 10:21:00
  
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20.5 hours after the inferior conjunction of Venus. On Aug. 14, the very day of the inferior conjunction, it was cloudy so I missed the conjoined Venus. Today, Aug. 15, it is fine and I found the daytime Venus with a thin shape. Venus has already moved from east to west. Nikon COOLPIX P510 digital camera (no telescope); ISO 100, F7.4, 1/2000s exposure, f=1000mm (trimmed)
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Oh, now I corrected the last sentence:
Posted by shiram 2015-08-15 21:38:37
(re-post) Oh, now I corrected the last sentence:
My photo was taken 20.5 hours after the conjunction of RA, and 11 hours before the least elongation.
Posted by shiram 2015-08-15 21:39:16
Note that the inferior conjunction here mentioned is the moment that the geocentric Right Ascension of Venus becomes equal to that of the Sun, which occurred at 3:53 Aug. 14 UTC, i.e., conjunction of RA. On the other hand, Venus reached the closest position to the Sun, i.e., the geocentric Least Elongation, at 11:36 Aug. 15 UTC.
My photo was taken 20.5 hours after the conjunction of RA, and 2 hours before the least elongation.
Posted by shiram 2015-08-15 07:52:35
 
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