Transit of Venus - June 2012

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First Contact296 viewsVenus takes a tiny nibble out of the Sun's disk just past the 5 o'clock position.

Black Drop Effect289 viewsFirst Contact plus 11 minutes. Venus appears to be glued to the rim of the Sun's disk. This is known as the "Black Drop Effect."

The Sun - Just prior to First Contact (Hydrogen-Alpha View)277 viewsVenus has not yet begun to encroach on the Sun's disk

A Serious Setup on the Upper Pads259 viewsA very nice TEC refractor on an Astro-Physics mount; both the main and guide scopes have white-light solar filters.

Sunset, 7:57 PM235 viewsThe unfiltered setting Sun.

Bob Peck's Observatory233 viewsBob with his very classy solar setup.

It's almost over233 viewsThe Sun is obscured by a bush as it nears the horizon.

OCA Club Observatory232 viewsThe Club Observatory (right) houses the 22-inch Kuhn telescope.

First Contact plus 1 hour, 11 minutes229 viewsVenus plods its way along the top of the Sun's disk. (Not a mistake - these pictures are 180 degrees reversed from the visual view.)

Going, going...227 viewsWe didn't get to see the end of the transit because it occurred after sunset in our location.

Second Contact226 viewsFirst contact plus 16 minutes - Venus has now "detached" itself from the Sun's rim and is heading inward.

My Setup on the Upper Pads224 viewsI set up where I could get a good view of the Sun all the way from first contact to sunset.

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