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

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

Jim, Dom and Stan -

Thanks for the nice comments!  I was actually hoping for heavy haze since
the un-filtered shot would not have been possible without it.
Humm......wishing for poor transparency.  That doesn't happen very
often......... :-o

Chris

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Chris Cook
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stan Richard" <stanrichard@hotmail.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 10:42 AM
Subject: RE: [APML] Transit pics from Cape Cod, Mass


> 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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