GIBBOUS VENUS


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  Venus showing a gibbous phase.  The atmosphere was not very steady but I proved to myself that if you take a couple of dozen images of Venus that perhaps one will turn out steady!  The luxuries of digital photography : )    The image on the right shows a grid that indicates the entire planet showing how much is illuminated at the time of the photo.

-  ISO 100
-  F/10
-  1/500 second
-  Direct image through the 8-inch LX200GPS
-  Location: Home

12.30.2008