Jupiter + Oval BA, and Venus in False Colour on May 9th

[Mike Salway]

On Saturday morning 9th May we had a beautiful clear morning but only barely above average seeing. I captured Jupiter with Oval BA and the small white spot next to it, and before sunrise I turned my scope towards Venus for the first time this year, and captured the lovely crescent phase in UV light to reveal albedo markings on the cloud tops.

Venus was captured at around 6am local time, captured in UV and RGB. Venus is currently a 31% illuminated disc, and is shining stunningly bright at mag -4.5!

More here:
Jupiter and Oval BA, and Venus in False Colour on May 9th

Thanks for looking.

[stitchbug]

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