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Photographer

Doug Pieschel

Location

Granada Hills, CA

Date

5/20/2012 6:32 PM

Equipment

Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ, Canon PowerShot G11

Description

Maximum coverage (approx. 85%) in Granada Hills, California
 

Photographer

Larry Gunther

Location

Gardner, KS

Date

7:30pm 06/05/12

Equipment

Orion AstroView 6 Equatorial Reflector Telescope, Nikon 10MP camera

Description

Venus 2012 transit from my backyard.
 

Photographer

Brian Potter

E-mail

potterrb@comcast.net

Location

United States

Date

6/5/12 7:16pm ET

Equipment

Canon Rebel XT, Sigma 70-200mm telephoto lens with 1.4x APO Tele Converter

Description

This is a nice image of the Venus transit with whispy clouds across the lower half of the sun.
 

Photographer

Brian Potter

E-mail

potterrb@comcast.net

Location

United States

Date

6/5/12 8:06pm ET

Equipment

Canon Rebel XT, Sigma 70-200mm telephoto with 1.4x APO Tele Converter

Description

I snapped this (slightly cloudy) image of the Venus transit just as a jet was passing by.
 

Photographer

Cindy Jasper-Parisey

E-mail

cindy@youreonit.com

Location

Cincinnati, OH

Date

June 5, 2012 9:07 pm

Equipment

Canon Rebel XTI, 300mm Tamron lens, 1/2000 Shutter

Description

It was a partly cloudy day that got worse. I didn't think I'd get to see it, but the clouds cleared just enough! I used an older camera just in case I fried it.
 

Photographer

Anthony Guiller Urbano

E-mail

anthony_urbano@yahoo.com

Location

Philippines

Date

June 6, 2012 9:31 am

Equipment

Sky-Watcher Equinox 100 ED, Kenko NES mount, Canon 450D

Description

Maximum Transit as viewed from UP Diliman, QC, Philippines at 9:31 am Photo Credit: Anthony Guiller Urbano
 

Photographer

Bernardo Castaneda

E-mail

bercastaneda@att.net

Location

El Paso, Tx

Date

7:59 PM

Equipment

Nikon D40 with 500mm F8 reflex lens at 1/4000 ISO 200

Description

Just came from work and catched the sunset. Once in a liftime event.
 

Photographer

Sean Scott Walker

E-mail

seanscottwalker@live.com

Location

Fernley, NV

Date

05June2012 3:50pm

Equipment

Lunt LS60THaDS50/B1200FTPT with an Imaging Source DMK 51AU02.AS on a Celestron ASGT CG-5.

Description

Venus Transit in hydrogen alpha. 200 stacked frames processed through Gimp 2.0. Seeing conditions were rather poor (15-20mph winds) but I was able to get some decent pics in between gusts.
 

Photographer

James Willinghan

Location

Ellicott City, Maryland

Date

June 5th 2012

Equipment

Celestron 6 inch SCT with Canon Rebel XSi Camera

Description

Venus transit of the Sun.
 

Photographer

Steven Cardey

Location

Hemet Ca 92544

Date

5/6/12 4:30 pm pacific time

Equipment

Twinstar 6 inch telescope with a canon powershot held in frpnt of lense of telescope.

Description

The picture was taken from my porch with my 6 inch telescope and held my camera in front of lense for the picture,total amateur shot but you can see it.
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