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Transit of Venus (June 2012)Transit of Venus (June 2012)
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PhotographerJett AguilarLocationQuezon City, PhilippinesDateJune 6, 2012 at 1:39 UTEquipmentSolarmax 90/BF15 on a Megrez 90 refractor, DMK31AUO3 cameraDescriptionWe were very lucky to observe and image the rare and historic 2012 Transit of Venus in Quezon City, the Philippines. It was raining the previous evening and the sky was almost completely overcast until the time of the transit when the clouds thinned a bit allowing us to view 1st and 2nd contacts at my location. I took both white light and H-alpha images intermittently thru the clouds but unfortunately it rained again during the 3rd and 4th contacts and I had to abandon my imaging attempts. Nevertheless,I was still very happy that I got to observe and image the two Venus Transits of this century! |
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PhotographerJett AguilarLocationQuezon City, PhilippinesDateJune 6, 2012 at 2:01 UTEquipmentSolarmax 90/BF15 on a Megrez 90 refractor, DMK31AUO3 cameraDescriptionWe were very lucky to observe and image the rare and historic 2012 Transit of Venus in Quezon City, the Philippines. It was raining the previous evening and the sky was almost completely overcast until the time of the transit when the clouds intermittently cleared a bit to allow us to view and image the sun. This hydrogen alpha image shows Venus at past maximum transit with a hedge prominence at the Northeastern limb and sunspots with filaments below the transiting planet. |
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PhotographerJennifer ReimannLocationTussey Mountain Rec Area, Boalsburg, PADateJune 5, 2012EquipmentiPhone 4S hand-held over the eyepiece of an Orion Starblast 4.5 reflector with a glass solar filter.DescriptionVenus & sunspots & some dramatic streaky clouds & limb darkening -- a very nice photo (I think) for a totally unprocessed handheld iPhone snapshot! |
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PhotographerSaber KarimiLocationKermanshah, IranDateJune 06 2012 06:36 AMEquipmentCanon DSLR 30D, Tamron 55-200mm HDR image.DescriptionRising Sun with a black spot . |
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PhotographerMark RogersLocationKendall, MDDate6/5/12 8:20PM EDSTEquipment85mm Tele Vue (unguided) with Nikon D80DescriptionAfter waiting through clouds and rain all evening we finally caught a glorious transit at sunset as it was dipping below the clouds. My family and friends scrambled to get a peak and we also somehow managed to quickly exchange the eyepiece for the camera (with T-adapter) fast enough to grab a few photos. |
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PhotographerMassimoLocationReggio CalabriaDate06 june 2012 5.28 local timeEquipmentapo refractor 80mm f 440mm Camera Canon 550d on tripodDescriptionThe Rise of Venus over Calabria Italy. The sunrise was amazing, a sword of light red green orange above a shining sea.A great emotion for a rare event. |
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PhotographerBennet LanglotzLocationGenoa, NVDateJune 5, 6:50 PMEquipmentQuestar 3.5, Nikon D7000 at prime focusDescriptionVenus transit as the sun drops below the ridge of the Carson Range. |
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PhotographerKirk ParkerLocationSouth Mountain Park, Phx, AZDate6/5/12 7:30pmEquipmentCanon ES100 with a home made filterDescriptionThe sun setting behind the white tank mountains with venus in its transit. |
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PhotographerNick RichterLocationMaxwell, CADate4 pm, June 5th, 2012EquipmentOrion Skyquest XT8, Homemade full aperture solar filter, Celestron 17mm Plossl eyepiece, Orion deep yellow eyepiece filter and an iPhone.DescriptionVenus, sun, and sunspots |
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PhotographerKalvin ClauerLocation1 hr east of Edmonton AlbertaDate5:15 MSTEquipmentPentax K5 with older 210mm Zoom lens at 1.5X conversion factor. Unfiltered except or the cloud cover.DescriptionI got this shot of Venus passing in front of the sun, a lucky shot on a very cloudy afternoon. The shot was taken through my grandpa's old Pentax 210mm lens which performs at 1.5 X on my new Pentax K5. Interestingly it was taken with no filter other than just the right amount of clouds. I believe I'm one of very few Edmontonians to see this event. Many sunspots are also visible. |
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