Pictures on this page were captured in France from the village of Camelin, located on the boarder between Oise and Aisne departments.
Optical equipment was composed as
follows :
- a Vesta Pro webcam with BW sensor, fixed on a 8" MEADE LX200
telescope at F/6.3 equipped with a Lumicon Halpha filter.
- a CASIO QV4000 digital camera in afocal mode behind a 40 mm SP
eyepiece, fixed on a Meade ETX90 telescope equipped with a
THOUSAND OAKS OPTICAL 1/100 000 glass solar filter
- a 15x80 binocular fixed on tripod for visual observation
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Transit begins
At 7H20 local time (UT+2), in a
clear blue sky, first contact occurs. Second contact happens 20
minutes later .
Captured with Vesta Pro on Meade LX200 8" telescope equipped
with a Lumicon Halpha filter. Combination of 8 pictures.
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First contact movie (640x480 ,AVI format
with DIVX compression 350K)
Real duration of this movie is 22 minutes.
A safe and easy way to observe
A small pair of binoculars pointed at sun casts a transit picture on a cardboard box.
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Maximum
At 10H23 local time (UT+2), Venus
is halfway.
Captured with Vesta Pro on Meade LX200 8" telescope equipped
with a Lumicon Halpha filter. Combination of 10 pictures.
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A beauty spot on the sun !
The whole sun is a magnificent show. The little black sphere contrasts drastically with the smooth solar surface (captured with CASIO QV4000 on Meade ETX90).
Click on picture to enlarge.
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Transit movie (640x480 format .AVI with
Xvid MPEG4 compression 518K)
5 minutes between each frame for 6 hours thanks to the patience of Denis Pierret !!!!.
Transit is ending
At 13H04 local time (UT+2), third
contact occurs and Venus disapears 20 minutes later (captured
with Vesta Pro on Meade LX200 8").
Captured with Vesta Pro on Meade LX200 8" telescope equipped
with a Lumicon Halpha filter. Combination of 10 pictures.
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Last contact movie (640x480 ,AVI format
with DIVX compression 624K)
Real duration of this movie is 27 minutes.
Third contact in 3D ( just for fun ! )
This 3D view is an anaglyph
composed of two pictures captured 7 minutes apart before and
after third contact.
Try with your 3D glasses ....