2025 western elongation<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/vincenzodellavecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250628_0559.3_dellavecchia_IRUV.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>The infrared sequence shows the first appearance of the Cloud Discontinuity in 2025. I used two IR filters (685 and 850 nm) for greater detection confidence, independently confirmed by Ant\u00f3nio Cidad\u00e3o with a C14. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>2023 Eastern elongation<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/vincenzodellavecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20230606_1736.5_dellavecchia.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Clouds imaged in UV light show a singular H-shaped structure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/vincenzodellavecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20230602_1712.5_dellavecchia.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>On the left image, the clouds of Venus clearly visible in ultraviolet light. In the center, the planet as it appears through the eyepiece, with the clouds having a very pale yellow colour. Finally, on the right, the planet in infrared light shows the bottom layer clouds, which generally have very low contrast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/vincenzodellavecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20230601_1729.2_dellavecchia.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>One of my best images of Venus, taken in ultraviolet light, where the planet shows the complexity of cloud patterns.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/vincenzodellavecchia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20230505_1652.6_dellavecchia.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>The IR clouds appear extremely contrasty in this image, while in UV they seem to show the Venusian Y, rather distorted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>2020 Western elongation<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>The infrared sequence shows the first appearance of the Cloud Discontinuity in 2025. I used two IR filters (685 and 850 nm) for greater detection confidence, independently confirmed by Ant\u00f3nio Cidad\u00e3o with a C14. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2023 Eastern elongation<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Clouds imaged in UV light show a singular H-shaped structure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>On the left image, the clouds of Venus clearly visible in ultraviolet light. In the center, the planet as it appears through the eyepiece, with the clouds having a very pale yellow colour. Finally, on the right, the planet in infrared light shows the bottom layer clouds, which generally have very low contrast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>One of my best images of Venus, taken in ultraviolet light, where the planet shows the complexity of cloud patterns.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>The IR clouds appear extremely contrasty in this image, while in UV they seem to show the Venusian Y, rather distorted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>2020 Western elongation<\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Clouds imaged in UV light show a singular H-shaped structure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>On the left image, the clouds of Venus clearly visible in ultraviolet light. In the center, the planet as it appears through the eyepiece, with the clouds having a very pale yellow colour. Finally, on the right, the planet in infrared light shows the bottom layer clouds, which generally have very low contrast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>One of my best images of Venus, taken in ultraviolet light, where the planet shows the complexity of cloud patterns.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>The IR clouds appear extremely contrasty in this image, while in UV they seem to show the Venusian Y, rather distorted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>