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Venus IR & UV

4ainik
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Category:Planets
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Venus IR & UV
Resolution:
633x633 px
File size:
155 KB

Photo description / processing

Venus in UV (365nm) and IR (>685nm) Colors are assigned (suggestions for improvement welcome); Capture date: 22.04.23 Time: UT +3; 17:02-17:09 (IR); 17:16-17:30 (UV) Location: Saint Petersburg, 10th-floor balcony Characteristics: Apparent diameter: 16.00" Magnitude: -4.10 Venus altitude above horizon: 33-29° Azimuth: 261-68° Illuminated: 69.8% of Venus' visible surface Distance from Earth to Venus: 1.043 AU (155.972 million km) Elongation: 41° 01' 39.8" Equipment: Telescope: SW 200/1000 & HEQ5 Pro Camera: ZWO ASI462MM Filters: ZWB2+BG39 (UV Filter), PlayerOne IR685 Pass Atmospheric dispersion corrector: ZWO ADC Barlow lens: Svbony 3x Green channel (IR): Video: 8 minutes, 100,000 frames – stacked 3,000 frames Ultraviolet (UV): Video: 14 minutes, 40,000 frames – stacked 15,000 frames Software: FireCapture (Gain – IR: 0 (0%) / UV: 275 (45%); Exposure: IR – 3.000ms / UV – 20.00ms; FPS: IR – 244 / UV – 50; Histogram: IR – 41% / UV – 24%; Resolution: 600x600) / AutoStakkert3 / Registax6 / WinJupos / Photoshop CC 2019 RGB layout: R: IR; G: IR + UV; B: UV;

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher BKP2001
Camera
ZWO ASI462MM
Mount
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Location
Санкт-Петербург, Россия
Date taken

Exposure

Comments

Smirnov Andrey
Resharpened, of course, but it reflects reality and pleases the eye. Gave it a plus!
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4ainikReply to Smirnov Andrey
Thank you! I'll strive for good results!
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