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Observation by Steve Knight: 7.7% illuminated Venus

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2020 May 19 - 11:14

Uploaded

2020 May 19 - 15:31

Objects

Venus

Equipment
  • Skywatcher 300mm f5 Newtonian
  • ASI174MM camera
  • Televue 2.5x Powermate
  • 807nm longpass filter
  • Watch House EQ platform
Exposure

0.528 ms, gain 250, 2000 frames stacked.

Location

Banbury

Target name

Venus

Title

7.7% illuminated Venus

About this image

Some lunchtime Venus observing.  The seeing was bad but the sun was good.  First test of a new 807nm longpass filter.

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