Venus

As Venus moves between the sun and the Earth in its orbit, it displays phases like the Moon. Here it is in its 'last quarter', turning into a thinning crescent as the weeks pass.

Technical details

OPTICS10" Newtonian f/5.2, Meade 3x Barlow lens
MOUNTLosmandy G11 equatorial
CAMERAPhilips ToUCam Pro SC1 webcam
FILTERSLuminance: Meade OIII
Color: none
EXPOSURE459 x 1/100th s
DATE/TIME15/11/2005 07:12 UTC
LOCATIONMy backyard observatory in west Auckland, New Zealand

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