Venus at sunset

[Size9Hex]

Just spotted Venus shortly after sunset today before it followed the sun into the horizon. Very low down, but very bright. Despite being low, it was quite easy to spot from a upstairs window which gave a lower horizon. Although not ideal to view out of a window, the scope was quickly grabbed and at 100x I think I detected the gibbous shape leading across the eyepiece. It was jolly wobbly though! Oiii filter used to control the glare and reign in the psychedelic colourfest from the fast frac...!

Made for a lovely scene with a thin crescent moon, with the lit side of both facing the sunset. Looks like it's going to improve in the coming months in terms of altitude and distance from the sun, so hopefully some good viewing for everyone.

[Pete Presland]

I watched them going down as well, until they set behind the trees. Between the moon and Venus was Saturn as well, as an added bonus. 

[Size9Hex]

Nice one! I didn't catch Saturn, but was surprised to see on Sky Safari afterwards that it's still clinging on in there for now!

[Aaron F Johnson]

Awesome...

[Scooot]

Yes it was a lovely sight. I too was busy looking through an upstairs window  

 

[Special K]

Well done on dedication Paul, to snatch a look out the window with a telescope!  Venus will get easier and easier in the evenings. Looking forward to seeing the phase with an UHC to tone it down. 

[A budding astronomer]

I would love to look at Venus through my telescope! It's the only planet I haven't observed yet. And since my astrophotography skills are slowly growing, I'm hoping once it gets to 30-40 arcseconds in size I can start photographing it!