From: Alan Friedman <alan@greatarrow.com>

Date: November 6, 2007 10:28:08 AM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Venus Amateur Observing Project

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for sharing that link. I was just completing this composite of Venus from the last six weeks as your message came in:

http://www.avertedimagination.com/img_pages/morning_star.html

best,

Alan

On Nov 6, 2007, at 11:05 AM, Jeff Phillips wrote:

I thought Milton & Alan might find this interesting:

The Venus Amateur Observing Project (VAOP) is an opportunity to contribute scientifically useful images and data to complement the Venus Express (VEX) spacecraft observations of Venus. The project will focus on utilising the capabilities of advanced amateurs to obtain images of the atmosphere of Venus; specifically filtered monochrome images obtained with CCD based cameras in the 350nm to 1000nm (near ultraviolet, visible and near infrared range).

Story here: <http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=38833>

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