Re:[APML] Sun filter: Venus transit

["Nicola" <nmontec@libero.it>]

Hi Pere

I recently bought the Thousand Oaks filtre with excellent results on Xmas sunspots.
Unfortunately I didn't put themon my website yet but as soon as they are online
I let you know.

cheers
Nicola

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Date      : Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:42:57 +0100
Subject : [APML] Sun filter: Venus transit

> 
> Hi all,
> 
>   I'm considering purchasing a sun filter for imaging the Venus transit 
> (June, 8th). I took some nice pictures of the '99 total solar eclipse 
> with a 400mm lens by using a mylar sheet along with a Wratten 
> twenty-something (I don't remember now ) filter which tinted the sun 
> during the partial phases with a nice orange color.
> 
>   Now I want to take pictures at prime focus and am wondering what kind 
> of filter - affordable, don't say H-alfa - should be best suited for 
> imaging this event.
> 
>   I wonder what are the most important moments of the transit to 
> photography. I know that there are not experienced photographers of such 
> phenomena, as long as there is no one alive now who has experienced  a 
> venus transit :-), but maybe someone could explain what could we expect 
> to be the big moments of the transit (black-dot, or something...)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Pere Sanz
> 
> 
> 
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Astrophotos By
Nicola @
http://astrofoto.laza.it


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