[APML] Transit pics from Cape Cod, Mass

["Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

Hi all -

I had clear weather this morning here on the Cape for the transit.  I did
lose about 15 minutes just after sunrise because of a distant cloud layer
out over the Atlantic.  But once the Sun peaked through, it was clear
throughout the event.  I did mange to capture an un-filtered pic with the
Sun close to the horizon.  One of the shots I wanted to get.

The most memorable view was when the Sun was still low enough in the haze
that it appeared as a large reddish/orange ball.  Nothing beats mother
nature's solar filter. :-)   Venus was easily picked out naked eye and the
sun was glinting off the ocean waves.  Very cool sight!
I used my FS102 at f/8 with Fujicolor Superia 200 and a Baader filter.

Unfiltered:
http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/venustransit-sunrise3.html

Mid transit:
http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/venustransit-19.html

After third contact:
http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/venustransit-17r2.html

When it was all over, for some reason I was signing The Police's "King of
Pain"....... "There's a little black spot on the Sun today............."
<g>

Hope everyone had a clear view.

Chris

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Chris Cook
Astronomical & Nightscape Photography
www.abmedia.com/astro

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