Venus Fri. 9th

asimov (John) · #1 11-12-2005, 04:40 PM

Shot under really yucky conditions...23 acceptable frames out of 300

6" refractor + toUcam.

Dennis · #2 11-12-2005, 04:55 PM

Gee Asi, that is a very nice image indeed, with a terrific image scale. No colour fringe either. Good job!

Cheers

Dennis

asimov (John) · #3 11-12-2005, 05:27 PM

Thanks Dennis.

I'd like to get venus in good seeing before she disappears. I made another extension tube to get better image scale. I now have 280mm of barlow/tube/toucam sticking out past the diagonal

davidpretorius · #4 11-12-2005, 05:50 PM

i know you you are going to say i am pissing in your pocket, but that is my favourite venus i have seen. bird got a beauty at star camp, but i like this one more!

asimov (John) · #5 11-12-2005, 06:18 PM

Your full of it Dave!!

TidaLpHasE · #6 11-12-2005, 06:36 PM

Great pic asi, that's heaps better than my first and only attempt.

#7 12-12-2005, 06:23 PM

Lovely Venus shot John! well done!

regards,CS

Robert_T · #8 12-12-2005, 07:50 PM

Hi Asi, nice to see you mixing it up with a bit of Venus

. I gave a it a go a while back but there's only so much you can get out of featureless white crescent - been meaning to have a go with a violet filter to see if any cloud patterns show up. Anyway nice pic.

cheers,

asimov (John) · #9 12-12-2005, 07:59 PM

A bit blurry for my taste, but it's ok I guess. It was really more of an image scale experiment, & I chucked it on for a giggle! I know what you mean about the featureless white cresent though.

Thanks Trevor/Rob/Robert.

ving (David) · #10 12-12-2005, 09:21 PM

well whos mr persistant then!
on ya asi