Venus in the daytime (18/01/23)

[Kon]

I could not resist imaging Venus in the beautiful sunshine this afternoon (I will be posting some sun pics later in the solar section). It was just visible in the finderscope at 4pm. It is still low so i only tried with the IR pass filter and it is showing its phase nicely. I also tried my UV filter but i think it needs higher up as it was quite messy. 8" Dob, manual, asi462mc, IR pass, 2.5x TV powermate. Resized 125%.

 

 

[Space Cowboy]

Good effort Kostas!

Just been looking at Venus UV filter prices....even more expensive than I remember! 

 

[Kon]

1 hour ago, Space Cowboy said:

Good effort Kostas!

Just been looking at Venus UV filter prices....even more expensive than I remember! 

 

Thansk Stuart. I got a fairly cheap set of filters from Astromania (it was on Amazon on offer for £30 before Christmas). The methane worked fine when i tested it on Jupiter, the Venus above is with the IR pass from the set (no difference from my other IR pass filter) and the UV looked ok when I tried yesterday but severe ghosting; Neil had warned me that it might be the case with cheaper ones.

https://astromaniaoptics.com/products/astromania-125-inch-secializedlanetary-imaging-filter-set-3ieces-ultraviolet-uv-filter-methane-ch4-filter-infrared-ir-filter

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Astromania-1-25-Inch-Specialized-Planetary-Ultraviolet/dp/B07C3K7J16/ref=sr_1_5?crid=38TH49ZYOUAOY&keywords=astromania+planet&qid=1674126882&sprefix=astromania+planet%2Caps%2C52&sr=8-5

[Space Cowboy]

2 hours ago, Kon said:

Thansk Stuart. I got a fairly cheap set of filters from Astromania (it was on Amazon on offer for £30 before Christmas). The methane worked fine when i tested it on Jupiter, the Venus above is with the IR pass from the set (no difference from my other IR pass filter) and the UV looked ok when I tried yesterday but severe ghosting; Neil had warned me that it might be the case with cheaper ones.

https://astromaniaoptics.com/products/astromania-125-inch-secializedlanetary-imaging-filter-set-3ieces-ultraviolet-uv-filter-methane-ch4-filter-infrared-ir-filter

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Astromania-1-25-Inch-Specialized-Planetary-Ultraviolet/dp/B07C3K7J16/ref=sr_1_5?crid=38TH49ZYOUAOY&keywords=astromania+planet&qid=1674126882&sprefix=astromania+planet%2Caps%2C52&sr=8-5

They were certainly worth a punt at £30.

 

[TareqPhoto]

I bought the expensive UV filter and i never look back, but there are cheaper alternatives, still expensive but cheaper than Astrodon UV filter anyway.

[Kon]

7 hours ago, TareqPhoto said:

I bought the expensive UV filter and i never look back, but there are cheaper alternatives, still expensive but cheaper than Astrodon UV filter anyway.

I want to try when it is higher up but I don't think the ghosting will away, but maybe less prominent.

[Mr Spock]

Nicely done. I always think Venus is one of the hardest targets.