Astronomy · Observing Logs · Tag · venus

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The first obvious target was Venus, shining brightly at mag -4 in the west. Through the scope at x25 it was a bright almost point-like object with diffraction spikes coming off it. The colour changed between gold and white as the atmosphere played its games. Increasing magnification brought true shape to the planet with subtle colouring evident on the disc which changed from white to brown through gold across the surface in almost straight bands. At this magnification (x200) I tried some photography and got the interesting result shown here. Although the colours are wild (white balance setting?) and it isn't a crisp focus, there is evidence of phase apparent.