Venus

[N1 (Mirko)]

A quick Venus from earlier this evening, when the seeing was (unusually for this time of year) 'existent'. Well undersampled but enough for a quick look. The dark area, especially left of centre, was evident visually through a Wratten #47 @200x

8" f/6 Dob, prime focus
ASI178MM
Baader U

[bkm2304 (Richard Brown)]

Hi Murko,

Looks pretty good for a "quick look".

Richard

[Tinderboxsky (Steve)]

Impressive for a “quick look”. Venus is certainly shining brightly in the evening sky.

[Saturnine (Jeff)]

Interesting image Mirko, thanks for posting. May have to have a try at Venus with my W47 filter and 180 Mak, if it is possible to image differences in the cloud shadings with that filter.

[N1 (Mirko)]

Thanks guys, I hadn't been able to capture any noteworthy detail for a long time, and even this shot really had to happen quickly with more cloud (what else) approaching. So there was no time to get an image through the #47, or the V band, or with the homemade fused-silica barlow I plan to use with the Dob to get better sampling, but which has yet to be tested in various ways. Yes the violet/dark blue filter really does show some shading visually, and via camera. Definitely worth a try.

[Leo.G (Leo)]

That's a nice shot Mirko!

[Dave882 (David)]

Very nice detail in those clouds Mirko. Great result!

[N1 (Mirko)]

Thanks Leo and David
She's getting closer again now so hoping for some more good views in the coming months. Also looking forward to more nightside thermal imaging next year.

[Anth10 (Anthony M)]

Very cool - Venus rarely imaged but always intriguing. Nice presentation of the cloud structure.
It’s certainly escaped me as it’s blocked by my shed roof.

Well done!
Anth