Year: 
1961

Venus on 1961 March 25 at 13:50-13:55 local time (18:55 UT) as sketched by G. Gaherty. 6" refractor at 150x. Seeing 1-2/10. Transparency 3-4/5 (daylight). No detail other than terminator shading; ashen light vaguely suspected.

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