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Venus Image 2015/08/09(UT)
Ferenczi Imre,Paul G. Abel,Detlev Niechoy
Ferenczi,P.Abel,D.Niechoy
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Ferenczi Imre(127mm refractor) | 
2015-08-09 10:30 - 10:43 UT
[Ferenczi Imre,Budapest - Magyarorszag Hungary]
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Paul G. Abel(203mm reflector) | 
Please find attached a drawing I made of Venus yesterday morning.  The phase was around 2.2%,and although faint,the cusp extensions are now starting to become visible.  The thin crescent was easily visible in my 10x50 finder!  Passing clouds were a nuisance,seeing around AIV.

[Paul G. Abel:Leicester:United Kingdom]
[Detlev Niechoy : Goettingen,Germany]