Venus transit images
by Simon at 07:11 08/06/04 (Blogs::Simon)
A few pics from 8th June 2004.

Location: 51deg 25min N, 0deg 56min W

Venus transit image (07:30 GMT + 1)

(07:36 GMT + 1)

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(09:13 GMT + 1)

(10:56 GMT + 1)

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(3rd Contact 12:04:05 GMT + 1)

(12:12 GMT + 1)

(12:21 GMT + 1)

Equipment setup:

(06:48 GMT + 1)

Time of third contact, using the Open2.net online AU calculator facility, gave me a value for the Earth-Sun distance of 149.16 million km - not too bad!
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simon

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JPG image (77 K) close up 06:47 AM GMT + 1 (BST)
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JPG image (76 K) close up #2 07:36 AM GMT + 1 (BST)
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JPG image (75 K) Third Contact 12:04:05 PM GMT + 1 (BST)
JPG image (87 K) 12:12 PM GMT + 1 (BST)
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