Venus 5 January

[N1]

Got a clear view this morning, quite unexpectedly and after weeks of cloud.
A brighter version of the IR shot gives an idea of the cusp extensions - not much different from yesterday as per RichardJ's images.

This will be a wide conjunction. I expect no annular phase but perhaps a 75% complete ring for whoever manages to see it on Sunday. Full circle won't happen again until 2028.

GSO CC8, ASI462/178, Astronomik 742 and Baader Venus U

[Tinderboxsky]

Top result, Mirko. Great images.

[foc]

Excellent Venus Images!

[Eris]

Excellent imagery of our sister planet Mirko. Well done.:thumbsup:

[N1]

Thanks Steve, Ross and Gerard.

Just returned home from our summer break, which included a 5-hour Venus session with the 8" Cass at 1,600m. I'll post results whern I've had a chance to process the results but I can already see that excursion yielded some interesting data to say the least...