Venus too close to the Sun

On this bright morning I captured the planet when it was only 3° away from the solar limb,12 days after its superior conjunction. First located it with the 10x50s (with extreme caution) and then centered it manually in the Dob telescope hiden from the Sun by a wall, running against time for imaging Venus before it hid too. The planet exhibited a 99.9% phase, confirming we live in an heliocentric system; next window of opportunity will be in august 2027.

Newt 8" f/6 1/800s ISO 100

crop, B/C