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Venus Image 2012/01/02(UT)

Paul G. Abel
P.Abel

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Well here is my first observation of 2012: 
Venus in truly appalling conditions!!  
Seeing was around AIV-V, and the planet was quivering like a possessed jelly.
I assume the limb band was visible and complete and that the terminator was geometrically regular, 
but I cannot say this to be sure with any certainty at all.  I thin k there may have been 
some subtle shadings near the centre of the disk and near the south polar cap (a cusp collar?) 
and there seemed to be a brightening in the south with I took to be a brighter southern cap, 
although it may have been an illusion.
I estimates the phase to be 82%, the predicted was 86%- but this estimate mas made in terrible 
conditions so it is probably inaccurate.  
Was hoping to do some filter work but there seemed to be little point and so I m moved on 
to Jupiter shortly afterwards.

[Paul G. Abel:Leicester:United Kingdom]

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