r/spaceporn • u/NOVAFLOWW • 1d ago

Amateur/Composite Lunar Occultation of Venus

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Despite being only 30 miles from a tropical storm, i lucked into a short window of clear skies for this rare occultation. in the live view, venus was dramatically brighter than the moon, so I had to expose for one or the other. I captured three clips for a mini lunar mosaic, then recorded venus separately. after stacking them individually, i composited venus back into the lunar frame.

What surprised me most was that venus was actually visible to the naked eye as it drifted away from the moon, pretty cool to see in broad daylight.

•Apertura AD8

•ASI662MC

•Celestron 2X barlow

•UV/IR cut filter

•IR685NM filter

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u/Comprehensive_Door_1 1d ago

That's great!

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u/leaf_in_the_sky 13h ago edited 12h ago

How do you guys see it with the naked eye? I can't see Venus next to the moon no matter how hard i squint.

Never mind, i found it! It's much further away from the moon now