CAPTURE
Dec 16, 2021
3 minutes
Imaging the crescent of Venus
How to safely capture the planet’s slender crescent around inferior conjunction
Venus reaches inferior conjunction on 9 January, a time when it lines up with the Sun in the sky on the part of its orbit nearest to Earth. This is an exciting time for Venus watchers as, during the evening approach to inferior conjunction and morning exit from it, Venus appears as a slender crescent. There are safety considerations here: viewing Venus as a crescent means it’s going to appear close
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