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Last additions - Transit of Venus - June 2012 |
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First Contact9 viewsVenus takes a tiny nibble out of the Sun's disk just past the 5 o'clock position.Jun 13, 2019
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Sunset, 7:57 PM3 viewsThe unfiltered setting Sun.Jun 13, 2019
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Going, going...2 viewsWe didn't get to see the end of the transit because it occurred after sunset in our location.Jun 13, 2019
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It's almost over2 viewsThe Sun is obscured by a bush as it nears the horizon.Jun 13, 2019
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First Contact plus 4-1/2 hours - a different take4 viewsSlower camera settings produced a dimmer Sun.Jun 13, 2019
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First contact plus 4-1/2 hours - White Light View6 viewsFor the last act I switched to a mylar white-light filter, just for a change of pace.Jun 13, 2019
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Squatter 10 viewsSomeone beat me to my pad, so I went up to the Upper Pads area, where I got a better view anyway.Jun 13, 2019
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Bob Peck's Observatory8 viewsBob with his very classy solar setup.Jun 13, 2019
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My Setup on the Upper Pads7 viewsI set up where I could get a good view of the Sun all the way from first contact to sunset.Jun 13, 2019
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A Serious Setup on the Upper Pads8 viewsA very nice TEC refractor on an Astro-Physics mount; both the main and guide scopes have white-light solar filters.Jun 13, 2019
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The Upper Pad area9 viewsI wound up camping out on the Upper Pad area at the OCA Anza site, where I had plenty of company.Jun 13, 2019
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OCA Club Observatory9 viewsThe Club Observatory (right) houses the 22-inch Kuhn telescope.Jun 13, 2019
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