Venus, Early March, 2020
Venus is still a remarkable and bright experience, in the West sky shortly after Sunset.
Venus is still a remarkable and bright experience, in the West sky shortly after Sunset.
For those of you that were able to see it, the Moon and Venus were very close that night.
We’re about a month from the last rendezvous of the Moon and Venus.
If you look closely above and to the left of the Moon, you can see stars. They were not visible to me at the time I took this picture.
Despite the unseasonably cold chill (the reason I have not posted anything for several weeks), I set up my camera to take this photograph.
With an excellent view towards the Western horizon on Sunday night, Venus and Mercury were easy to see.
My first thought was, oh crap, I almost forgot about that! I further completely forgot that Venus and Mercury would be very close tonight.
Normally I complain about my blocked view of the East sky, due to trees and neighbors’ houses. But sometimes the setup has its benefits.
When I took my latest Venus pictures a few days ago, I created them by stacking video through PIPP, AutoStakkert, and RegiStax.
With a clear sky, calm air, and moderately cold temperature, I had no excuse not to attempt a final imagining of Venus.