Photo Gallery:
Transit of Venus (June 2012)Transit of Venus (June 2012)
Note: All images in this gallery are copyrighted by the photographers and may not be reused in any form without their permission.
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PhotographerThomas CutonilliLocationLowville, NYDate6/5/12 6:36pm EDTEquipmentOrion Starblast 6 inch relector white light full apature solar filter 26mm Sirius plossl eyepiece Kodak 8 MP point and shoot cameraDescriptionImage of Venus transiting the Sun soon after ingress. Taken with a hand held camera through the eyepiece at 35X. This was the best of about 150 images taken and has been slightly cropped. |
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PhotographerChris RodriguesLocationBrown's Point Lighthouse, Federal Way, WADate6/5/2012 3:30 pm PSTEquipmentMeade ETX 125-at with a Sony point and shoot 12MO camera held to the lensDescriptionBiggest challenge was the 20 mph winds gusting around. Most of Seattle was clouded over but not to the south. |
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PhotographerJohn SpackLocationChicago, IlDateJune 5, 2012EquipmentLX 90 with Canon digial cameraDescriptionNote the airplane in the middle |
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PhotographerMichael PoppreLocationScottsdale, AZDate6/5/2012EquipmentShot "through the eyepiece" using a Nikon D5000 through a 17mm Stratus attached to a Starblast 4.5 EQ.DescriptionI took this by shooting through the eyepiece with a Nikon D5000. Shutter at 1/250 and f/5, ISO 250. |
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PhotographerÅke ArchenholtzLocationSverigeDate2012-06-06, 06:37:00EquipmentCanon EOS 600D att 1120 mm, Av 16, 1/350 sec and ISO 400.Description3 seconds left to C3 acc. to www.localtransitofvenus.nl. Local computer system time, UNT+1+1h daylight saving time. |
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PhotographerJim HartleyLocationFair Oaks, CaliforniaDateJune 12, 3:49pm PDTEquipmentCelestron 90 F4 refractor, tripod and German Equatorial mount. Projection to plain paper. Finder removed to prevent inadvertent glance. No filter.DescriptionPhoto shows home setup. Image projected using 25mm eyepiece about 1.2m to form 15cm diameter projection on plain paper. Picture of setup taken with Samsung Android, original file size 1.7MB. |
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PhotographerRussell PLocationTexasDate5:30-6:30 PM CSTEquipmentPoint and shoot camera held to eyepiece of Newtonian reflectorDescriptionSnapped a photo every 15 minutes or so and created animated gif. |
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PhotographerDoug NeufeldtLocationSchaumburg, ILDate6-5-12, 7:30pm CSTEquipmentMeade LXD-55 telescope, taken with a Nikon D40x thru the eyepiece.DescriptionVenus transit of the Sun with a commercial airliner flying thru the field of view. The image was taken just before the Sun was going to go behind the trees at sunset when this airplane passed in front of the sun. |
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PhotographerClifton ReedLocationSan Francisco, CADate19:50 PST 5 June 2012EquipmentOrion Sky View Pro 8 Newtonian Telescope Solar Filter GoTo Tracking System Nikon D5100DescriptionJune 5th 2012 Transit of Venus with the iconic Twin Peaks antenna in the foreground. The sun aligned perfectly with this famous San Francisco landmark just before setting below the Western Horizon. |
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PhotographerMatt BennettLocationCato,NYDateapprox. 7:00EquipmentMeade ETX 70-AT(14X) projection methodDescriptionIt shows Venus just starting to cross the sun. |
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