solar system
planet (inner)
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun after Mercury. It is the brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon and can cast shadows when seen from very dark areas without light pollution.
Venus is comparible in size to Earth but has a very dense atmosphere consisting mostly of carbon dioxide.
Atmospheric pressure is 92 times higher on Venus than on Earth and has a mean temperature of about 460 °C
Venus is a terrestrial planet and due to its proximity to Earth has been a prime target for early exploration. It was visited by Mariner 2 in 1962, and the Russian Venera 7 probe landed on the planet in 1970.
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Object info
Name: Venus
Type: Planet (inner)
Constellation: n/a
Perihelion/Aphelion: 0.72 and 0.73 AU (1 AU = 149.6 million km)
Orbital period: 224 days
Equatorial radius: 0.95 Earths
Mass: 0.82 Earths
Eq. surface gravity: 0.9 G
Sidereal rotation period: -243 days (retrograde)
Satellites: 0
Date & location
Date: August 8, 2020
Location: Landgraaf, The Netherlands
Equipment & optics
Total integration: about 800 frames from SER (video)file
Camera: ZWO ASI 120MC
Optics: Orion Optics SPX 10″ Newton
Mount: Losmandy G-11 Gemini
Image comments
Bad seeing all night, video was shot at 05:21 in the morning just before sunrise.
