RE: [APML] Transit pics from Cape Cod, Mass

["Stan Richard" <stanrichard@hotmail.com>]

Chris, great shots, especially like that first unfiltered one.  Love that 
Police song, neat it came to your mind.  I did get one shot where you can 
kind of see Venus at the top of the cloud band.

http://www.nightskyevents.com/vtransit_060804.jpg


Stan Richard
Events in the Night Sky
www.nightskyevents.com





>From: "Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>
>Reply-To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography <astro-photo@seds.org>
>To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
>Subject: [APML] Transit pics from Cape Cod, Mass
>Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 22:48:46 -0400
>
>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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>www.abmedia.com/astro
>
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