As mentioned during tonight's monthly meeting, here's a shot of Venus at Inferior Conjunction from the LASCO C3 Coronagraph on the SOHO satellite. SO bright! The coronagraph blocks the Sun so we can observe the upper atmosphere. The size of the Sun's disk is represented by the white circle in the center.
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Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Re: Venus at Inferior Conjunction
That is a good and safe distance to catch a little crescent of Venus. Inferior conjunction at 0916 hrs local time but only 14° altitude. Might have to wait until 1200 hrs. Need to clear the wall of the obsy. I might give it a shot.
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Re: Venus at Inferior Conjunction
It's pretty amazing that Venus is that bright on the LASCO C3 image given that it is less than 1% illuminated...
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Refr: AP 130mm GTX/SW 120mm/Borg 4"/Unitron 150 4"/Jason 2.25”
Dobs: ATM 16"/Orion 12”
Newts: Cave 8" RFT/Criterion RV6/Astroscan 4"/Orion 3.6" TCT
SNs: Meade 6"/Celestron 5.5"
SCTs: Celestron 9.25"/8”/B&L Criterion 4”
Maks: SW 7"/Quantum 4"/Meade 3.5” ETX
Cass: Vixen 8” VISAC/Simmons 4.5"
RC: MallinCam 10"
Sol: Lunt 80mm DS/PST
Bino: Vixen 12x80/Nikon 10x50
Mounts: CGX/EQ6r-Pro/AVX/GDPX/Porta II