Observation by Andrew Paterson: Crescent Venus

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Andrew Paterson

Observer

Andrew Paterson

Observed

2026 Oct 05 - 16:30

Uploaded

2026 Oct 06 - 15:33

Objects

Venus

Equipment

Meade 90 LX
iPhone 16Pro

Location

Hill Head, Hampshire

Target name

Crescent Venus

Title

Crescent Venus

About this image

Sorry about the quality of this image - my imaging equipment is a bit basic.
Venus is currently not visible in the evening sky despite a reasonable elongation of some 28°. This is because of the poor ecliptic angle and Venus lying well south of the ecliptic. It is visible telesopically and I could see the crescent phase with binoculars. Venus will, however be very favourably placed in the morning sky from early November. I remember seeing it at a similar elongation in November 1970 when I first started observing the sky.

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