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Old 10-08-2016, 04:49 PM
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Venus through a telescope.

Today I was watching a movie (Remember Sunday) and there's a part where the guy is "viewing" Venus through a telescope. I think it was a 30cm scope, but I'm not sure as I'm poor with judgment. I was wondering, is it possible to see a detailed image of Venus, in full phase, through any sized telescope?
There would be other flaws with the astronomy side of the movie. That one just struck me as the most curious.

I am aware that Venus is ridiculously bright thanks to the light reflection and I always thought you couldn't view it with a telescope for that reason.
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