Venus . 506 frames in Registax .

Venus . 261 frames in Registax .

Venus . 118 frames in Registax .

Planet Venus .

Illumination: 53 %

Distance: 0.73 AU = 109,206,446 km

Magnitude : -3.96

One important thing should be know n by

Venus observers through a telescope . This planet , our Earth's sister

only because of similar sizes, can not be seen fully lit as a " full moon", from Earth. Being closer to the Sun than Earth, Venus can be seen almost as a " full moon" but this is hampered by two factors: on that time Venus is too close to the Sun , at a very small angle , and thus the observation must be made only by day, and a second factor is the great distance from us at the time when the two planets are opposite one to another , with the sun in the middle.



It is not hard to imagine what I wrote above. It's easier if you look at a simulation program like Celestia, to see what it looks like when the planets are at different points in its orbit to the Sun .



Also , when Venus is seen as a "New Moon " through a telescope , it means it is closer to Earth in its orbit , on the same side , but even then can hardly be seen sometimes , if it is at a small angle to the Sun .



The best time to observe Venus is when in our sky is as far as possible from the Sun, and usually in those moments is seen as a " crescent", as shown above, the end of March 2012 being the best time for the observation and photograph of this beautiful planet.

Images are processed in Registax .