Observation by Raffaello: Venus rainbow and fire

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Raffaello

Observer

Raffaello

Observed

2025 Mar 16 - 17:32

Uploaded

2025 Mar 18 - 17:36

Objects

Venus

Equipment

Mak Cassegrain 18 cm prime focus

Location

Rome Italy

Title

Venus rainbow and fire

About this image

Venus is very low and so it looks like a rainbow due to turbolence and refraction. Moreover it looks like a "fire" on the planet. Earth's atmosphere acts like a prism, splitting the narrow crescent into rainbow colors.It is not a video for images but as "a lesson" for the effect of the turbolence : Thus fire and rainbow on the Venus. Mak Cassegrain 18 cm prime focus.

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