Venus Transit images required

[iceman]

If anyone has any images they took during the Venus transit of 2004, and doesn't mind me using them in an article for IceInSpace (credit will be given), please post them here or send them to me via email:

mike@iceinspace.com.au

It doesn't matter how good or bad they are, or whether they're widefield or close-up view, white light or H-a light.

Note: I may not use all the ones I receive.

Cheers

[iceman]

Also if you have any images of your setup or equipment from the day, please post those too.

[bloodhound31]

I have a few on film somewhere mate. I'll have a look and scan them in for you.

Baz.

[gary]

Hi Mike,

You have our permission to use any of these -
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au/venus.html

[bloodhound31]

I was fortunate that my commanding officer let me set up the Celestron on the edge of the airfield at Holsworthy while we were conducting Blackhawk operations for the day. I tried to talk him into getting a Blackhawk in between the camera and the sun for a shot, but they wouldn't have it.

Will these do or do you want them emailed in higher res? Scanned are not the greatest quality, plus, I didn't have a clue what I was doing at the time really...

Baz.

[lepton3]

Mike,

At the time I did not have a telescope with solar filter, so I made this projection arrangement out of a pair of binoculars, a tripod and some card.

I should probably warn that this can generate quite a bit of heat in the binos, so I would not do it with anything really valuable or of large aperture, but if you have an old set of small aperture binos, it is a reasonable setup, especially if you want to show a group.

The whole thing worked well, and I got to show my kids who anyhow would have been too young at the time to look through a telescope properly.

-Ivan

[bloodhound31]

^^^^This is awesome Ivan!

[Mick]

You can use the photos that I have posted in the other thread if you like Mike. Couple more added here, all done with projection as you can see.

[iceman]

Nice one Ivan, that's exactly how I viewed it! :)

[seeker372011]

I have some, I will find them and post them here

[gregbradley]

You can publish this one Mike:

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/30349784/large

Right click the image and picture save as or save as. There is also a larger version under "original" underneath the image.

Greg.

[iceman]

Wow that's a ripper, Greg!

[bloodhound31]

^^^^Absolutely!

[gary]

Talk about set the controls for the heart of the sun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5_0iZQ-TuA).

Great shot Greg!

[koputai]

Here's my brush with a transit of Venus.

In 1882 the surveyor William Condor travelled to Lord Howe Island to observe the transit of Venus. The hill from where he made his observations is now named Transit Hill, and this plaque is mounted at the spot. I took this photo in August this year.

Cheers,
Jason.

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[bloodhound31]

You better use all these others Mike...way better than my feeble attempt!

[Octane]

Classic!

Also, Greg -- :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop:

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[Mliss]

those pics are incredible!!!!

Greg, that pic is a winner :eyepop::thumbsup:

don't you just love it when you take the photo, and even before you've seen it you just know that's the one?!

[solissydney]

Some of my better ones from the transit in 2004

[iceman]

Thanks for the images guys.

If there's any more anyone wants to post, now's the time! The article is almost finished.