Smile if you see Venus, 9th August

[andyc]

Hi everyone, here's the result of a tricky mid-day imaging run on Venus, just four days before conjunction with the Sun. Venus is 57.2" wide, 1.4% lit, and 9.8° from the Sun. I was able to use the house as a sunshade for the telescope and safely image Venus almost directly above the Sun. Even with the precautions, some sunlight was reaching in towards the telescope corrector plate :scared3: - care was needed not to barbecue any passing cockatoos... The horns of the crescent have extended to approximately 205° now.

I'll be trying to post a little more on here after a bit of a hiatus, so hello again everyone! :hi:

[Tinderboxsky]

Fabulous result, Andy.

Weather is playing havoc with my chances down here.

[Dave882]

Amazing effort and a fantastic result! Looking forward to more of your work in the future!!

[andyc]

Thanks Steve and Dave!