Venus, often referred to as Earth's "sister planet" due to its similar size and composition, harbors some lesser-known intriguing facts. Unlike most planets in our solar system, Venus rotates in a retrograde motion, meaning it spins clockwise on its axis, opposite to the direction of its orbit around the Sun. This unusual rotation results in extremely long Venusian days, lasting longer than its years. Venus also boasts one of the most hostile environments in our solar system, with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead and crushing atmospheric pressure akin to being 3,000 feet underwater. Furthermore, Venus has a mysterious phenomenon known as "super-rotational winds," where its thick cloud cover rotates much faster than the planet's surface, with winds reaching speeds of up to 224 miles per hour (360 kilometers per hour). These enigmatic features make Venus a captivating but challenging celestial neighbor to explore.

A new set of images taken under good seeing conditions. Interesting cloud features in the Infrared and Ultraviolet band can be seen.

Venus images taken on August 15 and 19, 2021. A 1 micron filter has been used.

Very interesting results to be the image of august 19, showing a vertical structure from the southern region.

The false color images are shown only for aesthetic reasons.

Setup:C14 Edge HD, Fornax52 Mountain, ASI 290mono, Barlow Zeiss, IR1000nm

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