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May 25, 2020: Tiny sliver of Venus spotted


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Managed to find Venus low in the north-west, first with  Nikon Monarch 7 10x42 bins, and then with the Helios LightQuest 16x80s. I don't think I have ever seen such a thin sliver of a crescent of Venus. I had hiped to be able to find it from our frot garden, but no luck, so I walked to the end of the street where the horizon is less cluttered, and found it. I also admired the (clearly fatter) crescent moon. I then walked back to the house, and did manage to spot Venus from just outside our garage door, but so low over houses I just didn't bother setting up the scope for imaging, because that would take long enough for the planet to dive behind the houses across the street. Still, very nice views with the binoculars.

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