Venus clouds after a long time (17/11/23)

[Kon]

A quick capture under nice sunny skies this morning. It has been a while since I have managed some decent Venus clouds. Captured at 1030UTC. False colour with UV and IR pass filters. 8" Dob, manual, asi462mm, IR and UV pass filters, 2.5x TV powermate. Awful seeing with a lot of boiling but some cloud features are there. Nice brightening at the south. My son insisted on this brighter image which is different from usual style but I quite like it.

 

 

Edited November 17, 2023 by Kon

[Ibbo!]

Very  nice Kon.

[geoflewis]

An excellent Venus, as always by you Kostas.

[Mr Spock]

Great view of the clouds 👍

[Kon]

Thanks for your kind comments.

[Space Cowboy]

Nice capture Kostas! Glimpses of last spring 😉

[Kon]

1 hour ago, Space Cowboy said:

Nice capture Kostas! Glimpses of last spring 😉

Thanks Stuart. I could see some contrast during the capture so not a bad session. Pouring with rain as I am typing now.

[IB20]

14 hours ago, Kon said:

A quick capture under nice sunny skies this morning. It has been a while since I have managed some decent Venus clouds. Captured at 1030UTC. False colour with UV and IR pass filters. 8" Dob, manual, asi462mm, IR and UV pass filters, 2.5x TV powermate. Awful seeing with a lot of boiling but some cloud features are there. Nice brightening at the south. My son insisted on this brighter image which is different from usual style but I quite like it.

 

 

Amazing to think you were capturing that detail at the same time I was trying to focus on any sort of phase with my binos. 😅

[Kon]

1 hour ago, IB20 said:

Amazing to think you were capturing that detail at the same time I was trying to focus on any sort of phase with my binos. 😅

Although the phase has increased, its apparent size is getting much smaller now. Quite a contrast compared to a few months ago. I think I will have to wait until spring to capture any clouds again.

[maw lod qan]

Well done! It was really brilliant this morning even through thin clouds.

[orion25]

Awesome image as always, Kostas!