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PhotographerBennet LanglotzLocationGenoa, NVDateJune 5, 6:50 PMEquipmentQuestar 3.5, Nikon D7000 at prime focusDescriptionVenus transit as the sun drops below the ridge of the Carson Range. |
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PhotographerTony ArnerichLocationZion Canyon National ParkDate5-20-2012 0:20 - 1:40 UTCEquipmentNikon D800 with Nikon 85mm f/1.8 lens for the sun and Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 lens for the froeground image. Microprocessor-controlled timer set to GPS time. White light solar filter.DescriptionThis composite image was made at Zion Canyon National Park on 5-20-2012. I was familiar with the location and verified the chance alignment using altitude and azimuth data obtained from NASA's web page, and verified in Google Earth and followed up with a scouting visit one month before the event. My home made timer set to GPS time synchronized the exposures to coincide with the predicted local time of maximum eclipse. The foreground image was obtained during twilight and combined in PhotoShop. NOTE TO EDITOR: I realize I passed your 150kb limit, but at greater compression there were excessive JPG artifacts that destroyed the image. |
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PhotographerKirk ParkerLocationSouth Mountain Park, Phx, AZDate6/5/12 7:30pmEquipmentCanon ES100 with a home made filterDescriptionThe sun setting behind the white tank mountains with venus in its transit. |
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PhotographerTony ArnerichLocationZion National Park, UT, USADate5-20-2012 0:20 - 1:40 UTCEquipmentNikon D800 with 85mm f/1.8 lens. Microprocessor-controlled timer set to GPS time.DescriptionThis composite image was made at Zion Canyon National Park on 5-20-2012. I was familiar with the location and verified the chance alignment using altitude and azimuth data obtained from NASA's web page, and verified in Google Earth and followed up with a scouting visit one month before the event. My home made timer set to GPS time synchronized the exposures to coincide with the predicted local time of maximum eclipse. One final image taken after sunset provided the sky background. |
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PhotographerNick RichterLocationMaxwell, CADate4 pm, June 5th, 2012EquipmentOrion Skyquest XT8, Homemade full aperture solar filter, Celestron 17mm Plossl eyepiece, Orion deep yellow eyepiece filter and an iPhone.DescriptionVenus, sun, and sunspots |
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PhotographerKalvin ClauerLocation1 hr east of Edmonton AlbertaDate5:15 MSTEquipmentPentax K5 with older 210mm Zoom lens at 1.5X conversion factor. Unfiltered except or the cloud cover.DescriptionI got this shot of Venus passing in front of the sun, a lucky shot on a very cloudy afternoon. The shot was taken through my grandpa's old Pentax 210mm lens which performs at 1.5 X on my new Pentax K5. Interestingly it was taken with no filter other than just the right amount of clouds. I believe I'm one of very few Edmontonians to see this event. Many sunspots are also visible. |
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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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