ETX-105 Astrophotography
Image Gallery Index
Venus image gallery. Venus has no visible-light markings, but the phase changes with its position relative to the Earth and Sun.
 
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Venus
Venus, Evening Star

First picture of Venus. Color image sensor, green channel only.
Apparent diameter: 20.2 arcsec
Magnitude: -4.3
Telescope: Meade ETX-105 EC at f/35
Camera: MI-1300 CMOS sensor + IR-block filter
Image Processing: Composite in Registax

March 14, 2004
6:57pm PST
Venus
Venus, Evening Star

Early crescent phase. Color image sensor, green channel only.
Apparent diameter: 27.6 arcsec
Magnitude: -4.43
Telescope: Meade ETX-105 EC at f/35
Camera: MI-1300 CMOS sensor
Image Processing: Composite in Registax

April 11, 2004 7:45pm PDT
Venus
Venus, Evening Star

Thin crescent phase. Color image sensor, green channel only. Very low to the horizon.
Apparent diameter: 46.0 arcsec
Magnitude: -4.5
Telescope: Meade ETX-105 EC at f/35
Camera: MI-1300 CMOS sensor + IR-block filter
Image Processing: Composite in Registax

May 15, 2004 9:05pm PDT

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