My first glimpse at Venus/phase

In the past every time I have observed the Bright beautiful planet of Venus I was using a 4" refractor and without the benefit of a filter.. all I was able to view was a bright image similar to that of a star... Last night from OR. I attached a 2" moon filter to a UO. MK-70 25mm. and slid it into my TV everbrite dia. on my C8. wow! what I was able to see was a nice crescent, tack sharp and detailed, will try to take a digital image of it tonight with my coolpix 880 & Maxi view 14mm. scopetronx EP. will post it here if I have success.. clear skys for the 1st. time in 66 days! John M

I have had some very good views of Venus, tonight and other times, with 4 and 5 inch apo refractors by using a moon filter and a colour filter, or two colour filters one on the other. The planet's crescent and gibbous forms can be very lovely, once you get past the intense colour.