Venus 09/07/23 with iPhone

[PeterStudz]

Due to life getting in the way I have a backlog of images. Mind, just as well that the weather has been poor! This is a shot of Venus, taking during daylight at around 6pm on 9th July. Seeing a bit wobbly and not nearly as good as it was a few days before.

Skywatcher 200p Dob on DIY EQ platform. BST StarGuider 3.2mm (I’m getting to like that eyepiece), iPhone 14 Pro Plus on no-brand smartphone adapter. Image from a video using the stock camera app - 4K at 60fps. All processing/editing on the phone:- stacked on the phone using the VideoStack app, edited using the stock camera app, WaveletCam and Lightroom.

I’ve cropped and rotated to give an arch as is sometimes done with Venus images - it does look nice! Managed to keep the horns with a decent level of pointyness too.

I have a number of Venus images. Recently playing around with composite images has given me an idea. Ideally need a couple more images. Will see how it goes.