This was actually my first time viewing Venus, I haven't been able to make it out with my scope early enough to see it. Nothing particularly special about it, though I will say I was surprised at how big it looked in my eyepiece. I'd only seen Jupiter and Saturn before this and they look much smaller. Which makes sense, as Venus is much closer. So I don't really know what I was expecting, but I was surprised nonetheless.

May 2, 2015, 1:20 a.m.

I did not! I took a brief glance (I was interrupted by a phone call), it was very low on the horizon, and didn't think to check. I just looked up what phase it was and it's gibbous, which is probably why I didn't immediately notice it.

May 1, 2015, 8:52 p.m.

Were you able to see a phase? That's always the best part about Venus to me. It's a good way to disprove geocentricism.

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Venus

Venus
  • Observed with: Celestron 127eq
  • Seeing: average
  • Light pollution: below average