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Venus in 2017

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I've decided to collect Venus Phases this year.
I started when I noticed Venus in the sky. When I'll do this again in probably a year or so, I'll make sure to start when Venus is full, and maybe even continue all the way to when it is full again, a full year of Venus that would be.
I've done my best, and the weather hasn't been always nice to me, several times I had to deal with the hazy clouds. The very last picture is Venus at 1%, the least full it gets this cycle. My picture doesn't show it however, I think it's due to my telescope's limits + haze-clouds + daylight + seeing.

The dates:
2017-01-05:  54.4% illuminated - 22.7"
2017-01-17:  48.3% illuminated - 25.9"
2017-02-14:  29.4% illuminated - 37.6"
2017-02-24:  20.7% illuminated - 43.9"
2017-03-02:  15.2% illuminated - 48.2"
2017-03-09:  08.9% illuminated - 53.2"
2017-03-13:  05.8% illuminated - 55.8"
2017-03-16:  03.8% illuminated - 57.3"
2017-03-25:  01.0% illuminated - 59.4"

I've gone out on 3 more days than this, but those pictures I deemed to be of too low quality to include in this set.



6 Inch Mak 1800mm Skywatcher + EQ5
Explore Scientific 2x Focal Extender (Barlow basically) (Purchased on the day of the 5th picture, the others are digitally scaled instead)
ZWO ASI 120 Colour
2 minutes of footage for each of the photos.
FireCapture + Astrostackert + Registax + GIMP + Lightroom
Everything done in Amsterdam, mostly in 1 location. Only the last photo I needed to go onto a roof for.
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Okavanga's avatar
Fantastic set, Max. Is the curve described by the planet's position real? I assume so and wonder what equation might describe it.

David