Alan Friedman/ Wrestling with the Goddess of Love / 17 March 2012

venus 031712

Here is Venus captured through the 14" SCT at Beaver Meadow Observatory. (See older images here).

A Baader K-line filter with an 8nm transmission centered on the CaK wavelength was used.

March 17, 2012/ recorded from the observatory of the Buffalo Astronomical Association in North Javam NY