Venus showing crescent 31 March 2020 19:20CET, Manche, France

[The Thing]

Full size and 4x enlargement of the Planet of Lurve. RGB, UV/IR filter so not much you could call real detail. PlanetarySystemStacker did most of the work and Registax was used to align the RGB pixels as PST doesn't do that. GIMP was used just to create the composite image.



FireCapture v2.6 Settings
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Observer=Duncan Evenden
Location=Manche, France
Scope=LX90 8" UHTC, X2 ED Barlow, PierroAstro ADC
Camera=ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Filter=L
Profile=Venus
Diameter=25.46"
Magnitude=-4.40
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Resolution=0.53"
Filename=2020-03-31-1920_4-DE-L-Ven.ser
Date=310320
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Mid(UT)=192029.929
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Debayer=yes
DebayerAlgorithm=Bilinear
BayerPattern=RG
ROI=264x238
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FPS (avg.)=167
Shutter=2.723ms
Gain=50 (8%)
HighSpeed=on
Gamma=50 (off)
AutoGain=off
FPS=100 (off)
WBlue=90 (off)
Brightness=30 (off)
USBTraffic=79 (off)
TargetTemp=-5
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
AutoHisto=75
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WRed=60 (off)
Histogramm(min)=0
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Histogramm=0%
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Limit=3000 Frames
Sensor temperature=-4.9°C
Target=Venus, Date: 310320, Time: 192029 UT, Mag: -4.40, Dia: 25.46, Res: 0.53, Az: 269.21, Alt: 31.76, Phase: 0.47, CM: , Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Scope: LX90 8" UHTC, X2 ED Barlow, PierroAstro ADC, FL: 1800mm, F-ratio: 8

[Carole]

Really good Duncan.

Carole

[NoelC]

Very good Duncan
Is that a whisp of detail on the surface?

Noel

[The Thing]

Very good Duncan
Is that a whisp of detail on the surface?

Noel

Ta much. Or a will o' the wisp. Probably a stacking/resizing effect but maybe not.

[ApophisAstros]

Cool , its so bright by eyesight aswell,
Roger