Venus: A Thin Morning Crescent
“A thin crescent captured shortly after Venus's August 2023 inferior conjunction, now a morning object.”
Shot shortly after Venus’s inferior conjunction in August 2023, this capture shows a thin crescent with a large apparent disk, as Venus re-emerged into the morning sky on the near side of its orbit to Earth.
Captured as a single video and stacked in AutoStakkert!3, then processed in PixInsight.
Total Exposure
Single video capture
Focal Length
3800mm
Integration
| Filter | Subs |
|---|---|
| Color (OSC) | 1 video (single capture, no derotation) |
Locations
San Giuliano Milanese, Lombardy, Italy
Bortle Class 7 • 2023-09-11