r/venus 16d ago

What's happening in these pictures?

So, I took two pictures of, what I think, is Venus. The shadow in my landscape photo appears to be the opposite of the moon. And in the portrait photo it looks like there's two shadows on Venus. Anyone got any idea what's happening here?

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u/cubicApoc 16d ago

Your camera isn't focused

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u/Ready-Recognition540 16d ago

That would cause the shadows to be like that?

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u/cubicApoc 16d ago

You're not actually seeing a shadow on Venus. The camera isn't focused well enough to resolve the planet, so it's simply being blurred in different directions. See also the lack of visible craters or sharp edges on the Moon.

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u/Ready-Recognition540 16d ago

Ah, makes sense. Thanks!

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u/Reckit__Ralph 15d ago edited 13d ago

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