Venus about 9 hours before Inferior Conjunction

[shahgazer (Shah)]

Here you go, Venus today 15 Aug 2015, shining at only 0.9% and only 7º 50' from the Sun , about 9 hours BEFORE Inferior Conjunction for year 2015.

This will be my nearest attempt for this year as tomorrow it will be much further apart than today (from my location)

Really happy to be blessed with such clear sky.

Actual res here

[Tinderboxsky (Steve)]

Excellent result Shah.

Cheers
Steve

[Tropo-Bob (Bob)]

Great image:- well done.

[axle01 (Alan)]

Awesome

[shahgazer (Shah)]

Thank you all,

Venus has certainly put a good show!

[h0ughy (David)]

wow now thats pushing it - nicely done

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

nice work Shah!

You weren't temped to go a few more hours closer to inferior conjunction?

[shahgazer (Shah)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

wow now thats pushing it - nicely done

Thanks David!

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

nice work Shah!

You weren't temped to go a few more hours closer to inferior conjunction?

Russell, who doesn't! But I was actually 400km away that morning, and need to drive back after that. By the time I reached back home in the evening, it was all cloudy and raining. Lucky me!

[John Hothersall]

Wow that's so close to the Sun, a fine image for your records. You get extra marks for the danger too.

Regards, John.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Grouse shooting I like how the crescent goes more than half-way with Venus, this image shows it very well, nicely done

[Somnium (Aidan)]

well done! great shot