Venus 8/17/2007

Venus, taken on 8/17/2007 on 9:32 UTC (4:32 PM local time), with Takahashi CN-212 at prime focus in Cassegrain mode, and Phillips ToUcam pro camera with red and polarizing filters to increase contrast.

Venus was 6 hours and 28 minutes from Inferior Conjunction. It was 57.85 arcseconds in apparent diameter, and 8 degrees south of the Sun.