Year: 
1961

Venus on 1961 May 11 at 11:15-11:25 local time (15:20 UT) as sketched by Geoffrey Gaherty, Jr. 8" reflector at 180x. Seeing 1-2. Transparency 4. Daylight observation. Ashen light suspected. Terminator looks reddish brown, rest of planet white.

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