Venus
Saturday, December 18th 2010 - 05:15 (UTC) - focal ratio f/32
Venus in poor seeing (altitude only 19 degrees)
equipment used
Basler Ace acA640-100gm
Meade Starfinder 10
Basler Ace acA640-100gm
Meade Starfinder 10
My Software
- AutoStakkert!
(external link!) - Castrator
Venus
Venus is the second-closest planet to the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love. It is the brightest natural object in the night sky, except for the Moon, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6. Because Venus is an inferior planet from Earth, it never appears to venture far from the Sun: its elongation reaches a maximum of 47.8°. Venus reaches its maximum brightness shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset, for which reason it is often called the Morning Star or the Evening Star.
