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Venus Image 2020/07/13(UT)

Dan Petersen,Detlev Niechoy
D.Petersen,D.Niechoy

Dan Petersen
CM 1=36.6,CM2=261.4,Meade 14" LX200 GPS,ZWO (ADC) ASI178MC,Seeing=7/10,Trans=7/10
Venus is quickly orbiting away from the earth,now is the perfect time to observe and image this beautiful planet.
On this date Venus was showing a diameter of 35.3" along with a phase illumination of 29.7% and it was .473 AU's from earth.
Imaging elevation: 51 degrees,north is up.

[Dan Petersen:Racine Wisconsin USA]

Detlev Niechoy

[Detlev Niechoy : Goettingen,Germany]

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