Observation by Chris Dole: Venus in the late afternoon.

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Chris Dole

Observer

Chris Dole

Observed

2018 Mar 26 - 15:53

Uploaded

2018 Mar 26 - 19:05

Objects

Venus

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Constellation

Grus

Field centre

RA: 22^h25^m
Dec: -46°00'
Position angle: -178°14'

Field size

0°08' × 0°06'

Equipment

180mm Maksutov Cassegrain @38.
ZWO ASI290MM.
Baader 685nm IR pass filter.
EQ6 pro mount.

Location

Newbury. G.B.

Target name

Venus

Title

Venus in the late afternoon.

About this image

My attempt to image Venus earlier in the day had been thwarted by cloud but the sky cleared later in the afternoon. I still had to contend with very thin hazy cloud though. The seeing conditions were generally poor but with some moments of reasonable steadiness. I also tried to image Mercury but the brightly illuminated haze washed out the thin crescent completely.

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Venus 2018-03-26 1653UT 1.jpg (39.5 kB)

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