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Transit of Venus (June 2012)Transit of Venus (June 2012)
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PhotographerJohn SussenbachLocationKiris TurkeyDate6 June 2012EquipmentC5 telscope f/10, Thousand Oaks Solar filter and DMK21/618 cameraDescriptionHere a compilation of the Venus transit on June 6, 2012 |
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PhotographerDavid HustedtLocationYale, OklahomaDateJune 5 2012 at 8:25 PM CDTEquipmentCelestron 8 with a Orion Glass Solar Filter. Canon Rebel Ditital SLR Camera with t-ring adaptor and telecompressor to get full sun imgage in viewer.DescriptionThis pic. is 3 hours and 20 minutes in from beginning where I am located. Pretty much mid transit. |
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PhotographerSherley SampleLocationLouisville, KYDate6/5/12 approx 7:15 PMEquipment130 mm reflector with handheld iPhone.DescriptionTransit of Venus |
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PhotographerSherley SampleLocationLouisville, KYDate6/5/12 approx 7:15 PMEquipment130 mm reflector and handheld iPhoneDescriptionTransit of Venus |
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PhotographerStan HondaLocationNew York CityDateJune 5, 2012, 7:10 pm, EDTEquipmentNikon D4, 400mm f2.8 lens with 1.7x teleconverter, Thousand Oaks Optical black polymer solar filterDescriptionEven from New York City the transit of Venus was seen! This was the second, brief look at the transit from a pier at west 70th Street in Manhattan's Riverside Park. The New York Amateur Astronomy Association had gathered with telescopes which drew a crowd of several hundred people. Rain threatened as clouds obscured most of the viewing time from start to sunset. Clouds parted just after the beginning of the transit for about 20 minutes, then again about an hour into the transit for about 5 minutes. I took this shot during the second look, as clouds crossed the face of the sun. |
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PhotographerBob ReichmanLocationRock Spring Park, Schooley's Mtn, NJDateJune 5, 2012 6:30 pmEquipmentiPhone held up to the eyepiece of a filtered 8" dob. The rainbowed reflections are an artifact of the reflection between the cell phone's camera lens and the telescope's eyepiece. Amazing result.DescriptionThe NJ Astronomical Assn, Transit of Venus event on Schooley's Mountain, NJ. 13-year old, Suzanna Nussbaum, took the attached photograph. photo credit: Suzanna Nussbaum, Long Valley, NJ (13 years old) |
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PhotographerChris AdairLocationThe Marathon side of the Pigeon Key Bridge, Florida KeysDate6/5/12, 5:40 AM EDTEquipmentEOS 5D Markll, A canon EF 70-200 f2.8 with a 2x. On a tripod. IOS 1600, f5.6, 1/15 sec.DescriptionThis is a photo of Venus transiting the sun, June 5, 2012. The Florida Keys Astronomy Club put on a public viewing event for the crossing. This is one of the few times that sun showed itself and the clouds did not hide Venus. |
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PhotographerAndjelko GlivarLocationDonja Stubica, Croatia, EuropeDate06.06.2012., 4:28UT (6.28 local time)EquipmentWilliam optics FLT98 apo refractor, CGEM mount, Canon EOS 350D, Baader filter, 800ASA, 1/400s.DescriptionVenus transit 2012. - ten minutes before third contact. |
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PhotographerJimmy and Linda WestlakeLocationArches National Park near Moab, UtahDateJune 5, 2012 at 8:37 pm MDTEquipmentThis image is a 1/750 second exposure with a tripod-mounted Fuji FinePix S2 Pro digital camera set at ISO 100 through a 300 mm Nikkor telephoto lens at f22.DescriptionAs reckoned in human timescales, transits of Venus are considered rare. Consider yourself fortunate, indeed, if you get to see just one in your lifetime. Not so for the giant stone monoliths of Arches National Park. No doubt, 128-foot tall Balanced Rock (right) has stood before many transits of Venus like the one on June 5. In this image, smoke from distant Utah wildfires reddened the setting Sun as it ferried the dark disk of Venus toward the northwestern horizon. Balanced Rock looks on in apparent defiance of time and gravity. |
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PhotographerEric HolcombLocationUbehebe Crater - Death Valley National ParkDate6/5/2012 4:13 PM PDTEquipmentClassic C-8, Kendrick solar filter, Nikon Coolpix 990 camera.DescriptionCloseup of Venus and a group of sunspots a little more than 1 hour into the transit. Aside from a few wind gusts, the Death Valley location (about 2600 ft above sea level at the crater) provided excellent viewing until "Venus set" at 7:37 PM. |
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