Observation by Peter Tickner: Venus surface detection 5th September

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2023 Sep 05 - 04:47

Uploaded

2023 Sep 06 - 22:18

Objects

Venus

Equipment

Player One Uranus-C
0.5 reducer
Semrock 935/170 nm band pass filter + Thorlabs FELH 1000 nm filter
14inch f/10 LX200ACF SCT
EQ8 mount

Exposure

300 ms x 2,401

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Venus surface feature detection

Title

Venus surface detection 5th September

About this image

This is a 12 minute video stack of Venus using specialist filters to detect heat from the surface of the night side of Venus. Higher surface areas will appear darker in the image. Seeing was excellent on the morning of the 5th, sky crisp and clear and the atmosphere remarkably steady. This video was the first I was able to capture once Venus cleared local obstructions and proved to be the best of three videos I was able to take before sunrise. The detail in the image surpasses anything I had previously managed.

Peter

Files associated with this observation

Venus 5th Sept final.png (196.5 kB)

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