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First Venus bounce with the Dwingeloo telescope – Dwingeloo #AmateurRadio Telescope | CAMRAS (www.camras.nl)
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On 22 March 2025, we used the Dwingeloo telescope to successfully bounce a radio signal off the surface of Venus. At the time, Venus was in its closest approach to Earth at about 42.000.000 km. Such a conjunction happens when Venus is between the Sun and the Earth, and happens approximately every 580 days.

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[–] early_riser@lemmy.radio 5 points 3 days ago

If it exists, a ham will try to bounce radio waves off it, or use it as an antenna.