{"id":272286,"date":"2023-08-08T20:54:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T18:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=272286"},"modified":"2023-08-08T20:54:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T18:54:18","slug":"dangerous-but-beautiful-the-inferior-conjunction-of-venus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=272286","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous but Beautiful: The Inferior Conjunction of\u00a0Venus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Spaceweather.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By DR.TONY PHILLIPS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug. 7, 2023:<\/strong> (Spaceweather.com<\/a>) Observing Venus this week may be one of the most dangerous things you can do with a telescope. The planet is only 12 degrees from the blinding sun. The results, however, are undeniably beautiful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Philip Smith took this picture in broad daylight on Aug. 6th from his home in Manorville, NY. \u201cThis is exactly how it looked,\u201d he says. \u201cThe colors have not been altered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the Moon,\u00a0Venus has phases<\/a>, and at the moment it is a marvelously thin crescent. This happens during a special time called \u201cinferior conjunction\u201d when Venus passes between the sun and Earth.\u00a0This year\u2019s inferior conjunction<\/a>\u00a0is less than a week away on Aug. 13th\u2013so now is primetime for catching the crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith explains how he did it: \u201cThe hardest part was finding Venus with the sun so nearby. I put solar filters on my telescope and started with the sun to get a good sharp focus. Then I had the telescope go to Venus. I took off the finder scope\u2019s solar filter first and put my hand behind it to make sure the sun was not in its path. Then I removed the main telescope\u2019s solar filter\u2013and all was good!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At closest approach on Aug. 13th, Venus and the sun will be separated by a little more than 7 degrees. This means\u00a0careful daytime shots<\/a>\u00a0of Venus will be possible throughout the conjunction. Got a picture?\u00a0Submit it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

more images:<\/strong>\u00a0from Mariano Ribas<\/a>\u00a0of Buenos Aires, Argentina;\u00a0from Daniel Mello<\/a>\u00a0of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;\u00a0from Robert Spellman<\/a>\u00a0of Apple Valley, CA;\u00a0from Bum-Suk Yeom<\/a>\u00a0of Iksan, South Korea;\u00a0from Philippe Tosi<\/a>\u00a0of N\u00eemes, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

more observing tips:<\/strong>\u00a0from Sky & Telescope<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Observing Venus this week may be one of the most dangerous things you can do with a telescope. The planet is only 12 degrees from the blinding sun. 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