Photo Gallery:
Transit of Venus (June 2012)Transit of Venus (June 2012)
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PhotographerChristine WhittenLocationTorrey Pine State Park, San Diego, caDate6/5/12 , 1947EquipmentCanon EOS Rebel T21, Tamron 18-270 lens with doubler. Image shot at 1/125, 6.3, ISO 200DescriptionVenus in transit shows on the sun as it slips beneath the waves off Torrey Pines State park in San Diego, CA. |
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PhotographerAmol KankariyaLocationPune, Maharashtra, IndiaDate06-Jun-2012, 08:50AM ISTEquipmentNikon D90 + Tamron 500mmDescriptionIt rained in the morning and we had lost all hopes of catching a glimpse of the last venus transit of the century rather our lifetime :) But suddenly got an open patch of clear skies and managed to capture the God of Beauty over the sun's disc |
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PhotographerBill HoodLocationLos Angeles, CADate6/5/12 afternoonEquipmentImage shot with a Nikon 600mm lens at f/4 and 1/1250 sec using a mylar filter.DescriptionVenus transit |
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PhotographerBill HoodLocationLos Angeles, CADate6/5/12 afternoonEquipmentImage shot with a Nikon 600mm lens at f/4 and 1/1250 sec using a mylar filter.DescriptionAirliner joins the Venus transit. |
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PhotographerFernando Roquel TorresLocationSan Juan, Puerto RicoDate6/5/2012 - 6:30PMEquipmentCelestron 114LCM, CG3 Manual Mount, Eyepiece 32mm Solar Filter / Casio Exilim 14.1 MP Afocal ModeDescriptionIn this photo shows the transit of venus and many sunspots (1493, 1496, 1498, 1497) at 6:30PM. This event will not be repeated until 2117. |
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PhotographerMichele BrusaLocationMontevenere (Bologna Italy)Date2012/06/06 03:40 U.T.EquipmentNikon D7000 ob 300mmDescriptionThe last transit of Venus in our life |
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PhotographerSid LeachLocationScottsdale, ArizonaDateJune 5, 2012EquipmentImage taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 six inch refractor with a Thousand Oaks Optical solar filter using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel camera.DescriptionThe Venus transit was still in progress when the Sun set behind the mountains in Arizona. Eight years ago I traveled to Mauritius Island to view the 2004 transit, but I got to see the entire transit! |
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PhotographerTS PhangLocationVolgograd, RussiaDate06-06-2012, 0700 local timeEquipmentPanasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 + ND400 filter + CPL filter + UV filterDescriptionA view of Venus Transit from Volgograd, Russia. Cropped and edited for clearer view. |
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PhotographerKshitija KelkarLocationPune, IndiaDate6th June 2012, 09:16 am ISTEquipmentCanon 1000D with tripod and standard Baader filterDescriptionWe missed most of the event due to rain and cloud cover.Luckily we got a pocket of relatively minimum cloud cover for few minutes.... ISO 100, Exposure - 1/80 sec and aperture- 5.6 |
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Photographermohammad khalilbeigiLocationVaramin,IRANDate2012/6/6Equipmentcanon 7D,300mm,f45,shutter speed 1/8000 without filterDescriptionsunrise and venus transit |
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