Venus
Taken by Dr Adrian Jannetta on June 1, 2020 @
Northumberland, UK
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Date Taken: 2020:06:01 23:13:09
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Venus was just 3.2 degrees from the Sun. Pointing the telescope at Venus today meant it was partially pointed towards the Sun. Definite fire hazard! Only 0.2% of the disk is illuminated and the cusps of the crescent actually extend right around the disk (because Venus has an atmosphere and it scatters the sunlight). The only way I could take this was because the incline of the house roof hid the Sun for about 20 minutes while Venus remained above it. I couldn't believe my luck!
Meade LX10 8", QHY5IIP mono camera, IR pass (742nm), best 1% of 15,000 frames stacked.
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