DESCRIPTION: Second planet from the Sun, Venus is the third brightest celestial object in the sky to the Sun and the Moon. Venus is completely covered in a atmosphere of sulfuric acid, this is why it is so bright. So their are no features in photographing Venus except for it's phases, just as the moon has phases so does Venus. At the point in time that this photo of Venus was taken, it was beginning to move between the sun and the Earth, so its phase would be reducing, as we begin to view less of the sun lit side.
LOCATION: Elmhurst, Illinois
DATE: 05/18/96 9:36PM
SCOPE: 10" Meade LX200 f/10 (26mm. eyepiece projection)
FILM: Kodak 100
EXPOSURE: 3 secondNOTES: This images was the first image I took with my telescope. It was bright and required a very shot exposure, as I was taking these I got my first lesson in focusing. This is the best image of about seven shots. The slight color change on the edges of the planet I believe is from atmospheric disturbances, which was caused by being close to the horizon.