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Venus taken low on the horizon 30 Dec 2007 This looks terrible as the colours have separated out into a rainbow due to the low altitude. The thickness of the atmosphere is to blame. Now look at my other Venus image. Moonfish 2" 2x ED Barlow. Link-words: Duncan

Venus taken low on the horizon 30 Dec 2007

This looks terrible as the colours have separated out into a rainbow due to the low altitude. The thickness of the atmosphere is to blame. Now look at my other Venus image. Moonfish 2" 2x ED Barlow.

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Filename:Venus_20071230-0646_SPC900_Dunc_NoRGBAlign.png
Album name:Duncan / Venus
Rating (2 votes):44444
Link-words:Duncan
Image date, time and location:30 Dec 2007 06:46 Beckenham, Kent, UK
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:Meade LX90 200mm f10
Camera and filters used:Phillips SPC900NC unmodified no filters
Processing applied:Registax 290 of 443 frames
Filesize:19 KiB
Date added:May 10, 2008
Dimensions:640 x 480 pixels
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URL:http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-454-_Venus_taken_low_on_the_horizon_30_Dec_2007_.html
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