Venus

Venus is the brightest objects in the sky next after the Sun and the Moon. It displays phases like the Moon when viewed through a telescope. It is always covered in thick clouds so no surface details are visible, but it makes a nice image taget anyway.

Technical details

OPTICS10" Newtonian f/5.2, Meade 3x Barlow lens
MOUNTLosmandy G11 equatorial
CAMERAPhilips ToUCam Pro SC1 webcam
FILTERSLuminance: Meade OIII
Color: none
EXPOSURE800 x 1/50th s
DATE/TIME11/10/2005 07:25 UTC
LOCATIONMy backyard observatory in west Auckland, New Zealand

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