Closeup of Venus and Sunspots | Eric Holcomb

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Photographer:

Eric Holcomb

Location of Photo:

Ubehebe Crater - Death Valley National Park

Date/Time of photo:

6/5/2012 4:13 PM PDT

Equipment:

Classic C-8, Kendrick solar filter, Nikon Coolpix 990 camera.

Description:

Closeup of Venus and a group of sunspots a little more than 1 hour into the transit. Aside from a few wind gusts, the Death Valley location (about 2600 ft above sea level at the crater) provided excellent viewing until "Venus set" at 7:37 PM.