Observation by Paul G. Abel: Christmas Eve Venus!

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Paul G. Abel

Observer

Paul G. Abel

Observed

2019 Dec 24 - 16:15

Uploaded

2019 Dec 24 - 18:40

Objects

Venus

Equipment

203mm Newtonian Reflector
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Title

Christmas Eve Venus!

About this image

A Christmas Eve observation of Venus- I had to use my 8" telescope as the planet is still very low down. Naturally seeing was fairly poor but there were a couple of dark streaks visible in the Cytherean atmosphere. Other points include:

Bright Limb Band: visible and complete
Terminator: geometrically regular
Cusp Caps: Not seen
Cusp Collars: Not seen.

The cloud gap lasted approximately 20 minutes- a vast improvement on the last three months!

Happy Christmas to all and clear skies for 2020!

-Paul

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