Venus at inferior conjunction, March 22, 2025.

Venus at 1% crescent phase, 8 degrees from the sun, two hours before inferior conjunction.
This was a challenge, and not something I would have attempted if it were closer to the sun, or if I had any doubts about the alignment and capability of my equatorial mount.

6” f/8 Newtonian on equatorial mount, 2x Barlow, ZWO ASI224mc planetary camera,

5% of 23,000 frames, Stacked in AutoStakkert3, sharpened in RegiStax6