Early yesterday chanced on my planetarium prog [Cartes du Ciel] and noted Venus due south at 10AM BST and half way up the sky at 45 deg - so set my '70' on the patio [paving slabs aligned north-south ] and set the altitude to 45 deg - behold Venus just off-centre in x15 eyepiece - how lucky was that Here's the video clip
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] and set the altitude to 45 deg - behold Venus just off-centre in x15 eyepiece - how lucky was that 
Here's the 
