Venus

[Naemeth]

Just had my first glimpse of Venus, and I've got a question, has it always been this beautiful? Even through a small 130P with a 25mm EP it's still just brilliant, those phases are spectacular (and remind me of the moon). Wow, just wow!

Am I the only one?

[sologuitarist61]

No you are not alone, Venus is a lovely sight, if a bit lacking in detail (well pretty much lacking in detail in fact) but it is a joy to see it. After looking at it with the eye alone, it opens out through the telescope exactly as you describe - a lovely sight indeed

[Starlight 1]

I am siting here looking out the window at Venus it will be to low for me to see in about 30 mins and it is beautiful .I can see Mars as well must be a clear night.

[DazC]

I showed my brother Venus through my scope last night just as it was getting dark, first with my 20mm, then with my 7mm ep. His reaction was "WOW, that is ******* amazing!"

Yep, it pretty much is!

D.C

[gurneyfan67]

As a matter of fact I had the little Tal Alkor out last night to observe Saturn but I got locked in on Venus. The small VERY bright crescent looked beautiful at 67x. I used my Siebert 26mm Alkor e/p with the Tal Barlow. Cheers:icon_confused: