Year:
1961
Venus on 1961 March 12 at 17:15-17:45 local time (22:15-22:45 UT) as sketched by K.R. Brasch. 8" reflector at 165x-300x. Seeing 4-5/10. Transparency 3 (daylight). Detail relatively conspicuous, North P. region quite dark, Ashen light suspected along dotted region. Band structure quite definite with filter.
