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Venus Image 2020/05/16(UT)

Stanislas Maksymowicz,Pericles Enache,Paul G. Abel,Fumega Camilo Ucha
S.Maksymowicz,P.Enache,P.Abel,Camilo

Stanislas Maksymowicz
Here is a report performed with the R102mm under very good images on best¬moments and operated under a transparent sky.
A sign of cloud pattern was collected with some difficulty,boths cap¬not conspiscious¬clear,¬caps being probably faded by the planet tilt axis and more by planet phase,no bright spot,only a brightness area on the limb on the crescent.
AL was more than suspected with the R,B,YG,WF,not full dark side and with polar filter also,only partial dark side with all the filter with 95x magnifications,planet heigth¬57‹,also with¬ a faint light yellowish blue tint well noted near the terminator. Cusp extension was not evaluated.
Some dark markings on the AL light was there (as drawn carefully,the same for each filter in use).
The light intensity on dark side was degrading from¬terminator¬towards the dark side limb,partial extension,using polar filter and all filters,¬ but the intensity not reaching a L1 ¬(3 the highest) . Turning the polar filter by 90‹ extincted¬the light level to an insignificant¬level as already reported on 15th,the variation of light ramained¬subtil.
AL light intensity is not growing since days,reaching L1 level on the 23rd april,the maximum observed,here less intense than the 13,14 and 15th may,the polar filter giving the more discriminatable¬light on the dark side.

[Stanislas Maksymowicz  Ecquevilly,France]

Pericles Enache

[Pericles Enache,Sao Paulo,Brazil]

Paul G. Abel
There is of course,little to be seen now as the planet has a phase of 10%.
I have included the view in my 10x50 finder which clearly shows the crescent.
Bright Limb Band: Visible and complete
Terminator: Geometrically regular.
Cusp Caps: Not seen,Cusp Collars: Not seen.

[Paul G. Abel:Leicester:United Kingdom]

Fumega Camilo Ucha
Eureka!! Finally a cloudless sunset and an acceptable seeing for my location.

[Fumega Camilo Ucha  : Galicia,Spain]

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