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PhotographerMike I. JonesLocationAzle, TXDateJune 5, 2012, 5:31PM CDTEquipmentTakahashi TOA-130, Baader solar filter, Canon XSi @ ISO 100.DescriptionThis was the sharpest image of well over 100 photos I took. The original photo at full camera resolution has breathtaking detail in the sunspots and calcium flocculi (the white patches on the lower side). The short exposure time plus the high sky elevation, and perhaps a little luck, were factors in the image quality. Five of us watched events I and II visually at 150X, and all exclaimed as the razor-thin arc of sunlight scattered around the back side of Venus just before event II. No camera could capture the rapidly changing subtleties of that incredible couple of minutes like the good old eye. |
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PhotographerAyman KordiLocationKing Saud University RiyadhDate6 Jun 2012 7MorningEquipmentNikon D3 attached in the prime focus of 15cm Coude Ziess refractor telescope f/16 exp 1/2500 sec, solarfilter usedDescriptionVenus transit |
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PhotographerMikael SvalgaardLocationDenmarkDateJune 6, 2012 - 4.31UTEquipment150mm F=900 achromatic refractor with 4x zoom and Daystar H-alpha filter. Skynyx 2-2M camera and Takahashi EM200 mount.DescriptionIt was a beautiful summer morning in Copenhagen and the local astronomical league had set up many scopes at a beach overlooking the straight between Denmark and Sweden. The low Sun was viewed across the water and I think that this helped reduce air turbulence. There were 500-600 happy people and the mood was almost as during a total solar eclipse. More pics at: www.leif.org/mikael |
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PhotographerAlex ConuLocationEforie Sud, RomaniaDateJune 6th 2012EquipmentCanon EOS 5D mark III and Vixen VMC110L telescopeDescriptionAfter studying lots of forecasts, we settled for a place on the shore of The Black Sea. And what a view we had! The transit was great! Better than the one in 2004, I might say. Seeing the Sun rising with Venus on it was simply breathtaking. |
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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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