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    Thursday, February 16, 2017

    Astronomy Adventure - Phases Of Venus

    As the Earth and Venus both revolve around the Sun, Venus actually moves through phases just like the Moon. Here are two pics showing Venus's changing phases. The first pic was taken in late December or early January and the second just a few days ago. You can see how the planet has moved from just over half illuminated to a crescent in just over two months.




    First photo details:
    Telescope: Starblast 4.5
    Magnification: ~150X with variable polarizing filter
    Camera: iPhone 6 with Night Cap Pro
    Post-Processing: Gimp using Curves

    Second photo details:
    Telescope: Starblast 4.5
    Magnification: ~150X with yellow filter
    Camera: iPhone 6 with Night Cap Pro
    Post-Processing: None

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