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05 June 2012 @ 10:50 pm
Transit of Venus  
You may have seen about it in the paper or the net, but most don't get the opportunity to see the transit since you need specialized equipment. I took these using my 8" LX10 Meade telescope, solar filter and camera at prime focus. Exosure is 1/3200s. First contact at 18:06 local time. Second contact (pictured below) at 18:23.







To see all the pics, here's a link to my Facebook album.
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Mithen: Buddha Kittymithen on June 6th, 2012 02:53 am (UTC)
Whoa, very nice! My husband got a few good shots as well--he bought a solar filter for the solar eclipse and decided he'd better use it again! The last one is especially cool...
A work in progress: Sun Splendourancarett on June 6th, 2012 02:57 am (UTC)
Those are amazing!
tasabiantasabian on June 6th, 2012 03:11 am (UTC)
Fantastic shots -I'm amazed how clear they came out.
Carolcarolandtom on June 6th, 2012 08:19 am (UTC)
Awesome pics!
el_elle_8el_elle_8 on June 6th, 2012 12:40 pm (UTC)
Amazing pictures, thanks for sharing them!
ctbn60ctbn60 on June 6th, 2012 02:54 pm (UTC)
Wow very cool!
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