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PhotographerArmando A. BustoLocationCabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, MexicoDate06/05/2012 17:34EquipmentTelevue 70mm f/6.8 Refractor, Canon 550D DSRL, Baader Filter, Baader 13mm Hyperion Eyepiece afocal mode.DescriptionThis photograph was taken 15 kms North of Cabo San Lucas in the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Our original plan was to observe the transit from Todos Santos a small town North of Cabo San Lucas. Bad weather made us move south a few minutes before transit started. You have to travel light for these once in a lifetime events. |
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PhotographerFouad M. QureshiLocationKarachi, PakistanDate6 June 2012 at 0910 (0410UT)EquipmentSkywatcher 80mm f/5 optical tube assembly Meade DSI Pro astroimager Meade DS200 series computerized mount with 497 controllerDescriptionThis is the Transit of Venus observed on 6 June 2012 from the roof top of my home in Karachi, Pakistan. A time-lapse video can be viewed at http://youtu.be/UAcVZl6Jy7w The entire sequence was photographed through almost overcast skies. The heavy cloud cover was used as a natural solar filter and no other optical filtering was used. The images presented are raw unprocessed images. Your comments would be highly appreciated. |
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PhotographerPatrick McCulloughLocationDenver,Co.Date6-5-12,5:03 PMEquipmentCanon EOS 2TI DSLR camera mounted on tripod with 500mm Sigma APO telephoto lens set at 286mm, F5.6,1/2sec.exposure ISO 400 through glass solar filter.DescriptionVery cloudy weather but did get in several photos of Venus in front of the sun.Fantastic!!! |
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PhotographerPatrick McCulloughLocationDenver,Co.Date6-5-12,5:03 PMEquipmentCanon EOS T2I DSLR camera mounted on tripod through 500mm Sigma APO telephoto lens at 286 mm-F5.6,1/2 sec.,ISO 400 through glass solar filter.DescriptionHeavey clouds permitted only a few photos of this fantastic event.Venus is the larger spot in front of the sun. |
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PhotographerBrandie BellLocationKanarraville, Utah, USADateMay 20, 2012EquipmentCanon 600D DSLR with 55-250mm lens and homemade mylar solar filter.Description"Ring of Fire" 2012 Annular Eclipse |
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PhotographerElke SchulzLocationSantorini (Greece)DateJune 6 2012 at 5:59 EESTEquipmentCanon EOS 5D, 280mm, @ f9.5, ISO 100, 1/125 sec.,DescriptionSunrise with Venus transit above the Aegean sea. |
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PhotographerTom StugmyerLocationAkron, OhioDate8:30 PM June 5th 2012EquipmentNikon D3S, Sigma 400mm lens with a 2x teleconverter, on a tripod, cable releaseDescriptionVenus 2012 transit |
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PhotographerMassimo PiccininiLocationStintino (Sardinia, Italy)DateJune 6, 2012 - h. 4.06 T.U.EquipmentNikkor 300mm F/4 ED @ F/8, Canon 350D, Exp. 1/640s 100 ISO (cropped)DescriptionThe Sun is just above the horizion surrounded by clouds on June 6, 2012 at sunrise, 30 minutes before the end of Venus transit. Photo taken from Stintino, a very small sea town in North-West Sardinia in Italy. |
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PhotographerAnnette DeGiovine OliveiraLocationSouthold, New YorkDateJune 17, 2012 4:45amEquipmentCanon Digital Rebel XT, 300mm lens, tripodDescriptionPredawn photo of the Crescent Moon and Jupiter |
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PhotographerPatrick CullisLocationSilt, CODateJune 5, 2012EquipmentOrion Shortube 80mm on Canon 7D with glass solar filter.DescriptionTransit of Venus during sunset over the Rocky Mountains. I drove four hours west from Boulder, Colorado to find clear skies and photograph this historical event. As the Sun approached jagged peaks down a valley on the western horizon, smoke particles blown in from a distant forest fire caused the air to turn a vivid orange color. |
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