Venus inferior conjunction'23
Taken by Oleg Toumilovitch on August 13, 2023 @
Cape Town, South Africa
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 550D
Exposure Time: 1/4000
Aperture: f/inf
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2023:08:14 09:38:03
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Sunday morning was overcast with some promise of gaps between the clouds, so I have set up my equipment before the time and waited.. At 09:00 UT blue sky and Sun. Few hours back, between 3am and 4am UT the 2023 inferior conjunction of Venus took place with the minimum angular separation from the Sun of 7°39'50" At the time of this image was taken the angular separation was only 7°40'30" according to "The Sky software" database I am using. In the image the planet was right above the Sun, if one would look in that direction. A colorful glare is a result of a fraction of Sun light entering the optics and reaching the sensor, but just for a fraction of a second. This is a single shot image 1/4000s @ ISO-400 through unfiltered (but screened) 8"SCT. I chose this frame because it does have a feel of planet's proximity to the Sun.
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