Sunday, April 23, 2023

Moon-Venus Conjunction during daylight - a real challenge!


On page 57 of "De Hemelkalender 2023" (astro calender 2023) we can read that on Sunday April 23, 2023 UT11h30, the Moon and Venus are in conjunction. In the beginning of this year that we agreed to observe this event with our Helios astronomy club. Unfortunately weatherforecast was not good and only the morning would be cloudfree. So the gathering was moved to the morning and 4 members showed up. A binocular, ETX70, refractors and telelens was set up to find the Moon and/or Venus. It's a challenge and really not easy to find the Moon during day time and when the Sun overshines the sky. It took us almost an hour to locate the Moon and Venus. Just in time to take some pictures.