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Just videoed the immersion from Chelmsford at around 1155 UTC and watched it using a small refractor. A nice, sunny day and very warm (25C) but the seeing was abysmal. Surface brightness of Venus hugely more than that of the Moon.
A group of us from Castle Point Astronomy Club watched the occultation using a 16-inch push-to Dob from the Kelling Heath astro camp in Norfolk. It was fascinating watching the Moon pass over the face of Venus, gradually covering it. However, you wouldn’t believe how difficult it was to locate Venus and the Moon in a hazy sky using a narrow field telescope with no setting circles, drive or optical finder. It required a coordinated approach, utilising binoculars and referencing aircraft contrails, the occasional passing cloud, and a lot of time.
We kept nudging the telescope to track the Moon for over an hour until Venus reappeared from the unilluminated side of the Moon……something different to do whilst eating lunch.
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