Re: [APML] The Atmosphere of Venus

[<pleiades2004@pleiades-astrophoto.com>]

Hi Jerry,

Congratulations for a nice work.
As for the atmosphere, I can confirm your results. Here is our image, taken
a bit before yours:

http://pleiades-astrophoto.com/2004/venus_transit/venus_transit_2.en.html

The details are on the same page. For more information on processing, see
also:

http://pleiades-astrophoto.com/2004/venus_transit/venus_transit_0.en.html
http://pleiades-astrophoto.com/2004/venus_transit/venus_transit_1.en.html

Cheers,

Juan Conejero
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Juan Conejero, Pleiades Astrophoto
juan.conejero_at_pleiades-astrophoto.com
http://pleiades-astrophoto.com/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Lodriguss" <jerryapml@astropix.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:10 AM
Subject: [APML] The Atmosphere of Venus

> I think I've managed to photograph the atmosphere of Venus as the planet
> began to egress from in front of the Sun just after 3rd contact.
>
> It is visible off the solar limb as a thin sliver of arc of sunlight
> refracting through the atmosphere of Venus.
>
> It's at: http://www.astropix.com/HTML/SHOWCASE/VTRANSIT.HTM
>
> Scroll down a bit from the top of the page...
>
> Taken with a 130mm Astro-Physics Starfire refractor at about f/32 with
> eyepiece projection, 1/30th second exposure at ISO 800 with a Nikon D2H
> digital camera shooting Raw NEF and fine JPEG.
>
> I've got comparisons between the original unmanipulated image and some
> enhanced versions, one done with a gradient map in Photoshop.
>
> Jerry


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