Re: [APML] Sun filter: Venus transit

[Pere Sanz Cases <peresanz@salbus.es>]

Hi Nicola,

  Thank you for yor response. What type of filter did you purchase? Type 
2,3 H-A, full aperture, off-axis...?

Regards

Pere

Nicola wrote:

> 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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