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Venus Image 2022/03/26(UT)

Carsten Bauer,Paul G. Abel,Detlev Niechoy
C.Bauer,P.Abel,D.Niechoy

Carsten Bauer
Taken under bad seeing conditions.
Some faint shading in IR might be visible.
Phase seems to approch 50 appearance.

[Carsten Bauer : Frankfurt,Germany]

Paul G. Abel
Venus is now above the roof tops and I can begin observing it again! My last observation was 16th July 2021,some 8 months ago!
The seeing was very mediocre but the planet did appear to be 50% illuminated in both a W15 and W21 filter.  Other pints include:
Illuminated Disk:  Some interesting darker markings visible on the disk,more subtle details were visible in the W21 (orange) filter.
Bright Limb Band: Visible and complete
Terminator: Geometrically regular.  Terminator shading quite dark in paces.
Cusp Caps:  Both present about equal size and brightness.
Cusp Collars:  Both present,about equal.

[Paul G. Abel:Leicester:United Kingdom]

Detlev Niechoy

[Detlev Niechoy : Goettingen,Germany]

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