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Venus’s vanishing act

ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY CAPTURE

Take the perfect astrophoto with our step-by-step guide

Venus will disappear behind the Moon’s disc at around 09:43 UT on 9 November, during an event known as a lunar occultation of Venus. Such events are infrequent enough to make them quite special to chase and record. Here, we’re looking at different methods you can use to do just that.

The occultation takes place during daylight hours, which isn’t much of an issue for Venus. Currently shining at mag. –4.2, it’s possible to pick the planet out of a bright

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