Venus from 7th Feb

[legion48]

Inspired by MrEd's recent cracking image of Venus with cloud detail, I purchased a Wratten 47 filter and tonight I had my first chance to try it out. Unfortunately, after getting set up, I managed just two avi's of 300 frames each before the clouds covered Venus.

Although no cloud detail is to be seen in this image, I'll keep trying over the next few weeks and I'll be posting the results here.

[legion48]

For some reason the image is being display at a larger size than intende. Here's a link to see the image at the correct size.

http://legion48.007sites.com/venus-070209.jpg

[Starflyer]

Hi Tony,

I can't see the image, I get;

Forbidden You don't have permission to access /venus-070209.jpg on this server.

Ian

[legion48]

Damn servers! Sorry about that. :oops: This link should work, until I can sort out somewhere to host my images.

http://www.dropshots.com/legion48

[Starflyer]

It was worth the wait Tony, lovely Venus pic

I was about to ask what the Wratten 47 filter was, but a quick google came up with this, very interesting.

Cheers,

Ian

[legion48]

Thanks for that link Ian. I had used the W47 without the IR cut, next time I'll try them together.

[MrEd]

Hi Tony

Its a great disk but if you want clouds

in the visible you need to do a couple more things

1 Most impotantly is seeing - down here its CARP

at the moment and i have not even bothered with Venus or the moon.

2 you need to aim for over 1000 frames,2000 is better.

3 Dont consider leaving the IR block off the IR leak is quite severe with a w47.

If anything consider an IR block the ignors most of the UV part of the spectrum.

(i know they are on opposite sides of the spectrum but most IR block also block UV)

I promise it will work this way.

Cheers

Ed

[legion48]

Thanks MrEd, thank for the advise. I'm looking forward to trying it out but it won't be tonight, It's raining cats and dogs here.

[legion48]

Here it is at last.

[psychobabbler]

That is a great image.

PB

[beamish]

Very nice image Tony !

Karlo

[Doc]

Cracking image.