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2012 Venus Transit
We had a perfect weather all day long and 15 minutes before the transit started, dark clouds rolled in and ruined the show! I got these two shots before the sun completely disappeared behind the clouds …
I also uploaded some pictures of my camera and binoculars with the solar filters. I built the binoculars filters using old plastic bags and BAADER solar filter sheets. Adding a plastic rim to the filters helps fixing it to the binoculars or camera.
My camera rig if composed of an old and cheap 60mm refraction scope and my trusty Canon 20Da. I used a standard T-Ring to connect both together.
We made it a family event … good thing we had a soccer ball with us!
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2012 Venus Transit
A quick reminder … Don’t miss the last Venus Transit until 2117! It starts today (june 5th) at 22:09UTC. Venus will be visible against the solar disk for about 6 hours. The transit ends at 04:49UTC.
More of my pictures of the 2004 Venus transit on my astrophoto website at astrophoto.ca.
2004 Venus Transit
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