Thanks for that link.
Years ago I had a telescope which was a 125mm as well. I caught Venus when it looked a little bit like a shard of fingernail.
It was a really fine fleck of light running around the planet like an incomplete ring.
I'd love to have a go at photographing a similar phase. I'd even like to have a go at photographing the phase which you point out in the link.
I like how Venus has phases. It allows me to locate it in relation to the Earth.
I plan on trying to deduce the shape of the solar system through observation.
I have a headstart. There are a lot of people who have given away lots of hints on how to establish the position of the planets in the solar system.
I look forward to making a little model of the solar system in my mind.
