Photo Gallery:
Note: All images in this gallery are copyrighted by the photographers and may not be
reused in any form without their permission.
Sky Events
|
PhotographerAlson WongLocationLanders, California, United StatesDateJune 5, 2012EquipmentCelestron GPC-102ED; Great Polaris mount; Nikon D300DescriptionThis image is a composite of eight separate exposures taken at intervals of 30 minutes, showing Venus' progress across the disk of the Sun. |
|
PhotographerSergio MontufarLocationGuatemala, GuatemalaDate6/5/2012 22:58UTEquipmentTasco Refractor 70mm Azimutal Mount 15mm Celestron Eyepiece Iphone 4 CameraDescriptionA success of a dream come true, this picture like all the rest, is now part of the Venus Transit's history. It is the picture of my lifetime, next pictures will come 125 years from now by next generations. |
|
PhotographerDonald BatesLocationCypress, TXDate06/05/2012 - 7:45pmEquipment70mm Tele-vue Ranger, solar filter, Nikon D40DescriptionTranist of venus near sunset |
|
PhotographerRaven YuLocationUP Diliman, Quezon City, PhilippinesDateJune 6, 2012EquipmentPanasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 on a Galileoscope with Baader 5.0 ND solar filter.DescriptionAn image of yesterday's Venus Transit taken a few minutes after the transit maximum. We did miss the maximum phase because of cloud cover |
|
PhotographerSergey MaximoffLocation37 51.8076N 122 18.8286WDate6/5/2012, 22:23:45 UTCEquipmentSCT 6" f/10 Focal Reducer-Field Flattener f/6.3 Baader film continuum full aperture filter B/W 1/2" Video CCD GPS Time transfer +/-0.1 millisecondsDescriptionIngress stages during Venus Transit 2012.From left to right, the stages: a snapshot before the first contact, a snapshot at the first contact, a snapshot during the second contact, three snapshots after the first contact. The black drop Effect is clearly seen during second . A possible hint at the sunlight refraction by the Venus' atmosphere can be discerned from the last snapshot. The absolute timings are GPS time transfer timings. Expected timing accuracy +/- 0.1 millisecond. The obsrvation location is 37 51.8076N 122 18.8286W. |
|
PhotographerAmirreza KamkarLocationseqaleh-IranDate2012/06/06Equipmentmeade Lx200 12inch, canon EOS 350DDescriptionlast time for ever! |
|
PhotographerJoseph LarsenLocationWest Bend, WisconsinDateJune 5, 2012EquipmentOrion StarBlast 4.5 EQ using a Kendrick Visual Solar Filter Exposure taken at 30X with an iPhone 4S camera held above the eyepieceDescriptionA very rough amateur shot; the sun was rather overexposed with my iPhone camera, but I got it! |
|
PhotographerJohn StetsonLocationL. C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, MaineDateJune 5th, 2012 after second contactEquipmentDSLR with a 10mm lensDescription... a double rainbow appeared behind those gathered to watch the Transit of Venus at the L.C. Bates Museum in Hinckley, Maine. A patch of blue sky allowed observers to see first contact and second contact. |
|
PhotographerMike I. JonesLocationAzle, TXDateJune 4, 2012, 6:31AM CDTEquipmentCanon 100-400mm zoom with IS, XSi, ISO 400.DescriptionThis partial lunar eclipse was eerily colored like a total eclipse. We had clear but hazy skies that morning, and the deep reddish-brown color of the Moon was striking. Very beautiful scene, shot many photos as it set behind the neighbor's treeline. |
|
PhotographerSteve PetersLocationSoquel, CADateJune 5, 2012 5:25 PM PTEquipmentCanon EOS 40D at prime focus Orion ED80 f/7.5 Apo refractor Orion Sirius EQ-G mount Orion Glass Solar Filter Boeing 727 airlinerDescriptionSurprising "double transit"! Exposure: 1/1000 sec at ISO 200 |
< Previous Page
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
Next Page >
Astrophotography Showcase
| Astrophotography Articles on SkyandTelescope.com
|
