Venus transit from the sunny centre of NSW

[strongmanmike]

To avoid the clouds and rain, Dave Hough and I ventured to Nyngan which is about 600km inland from Newcastle and at the very dead centre of NSW :thumbsup:

Under pristine blue skies we enjoyed the transit from start to finish and from an unusual location as you can see from the photos..even did a live radio phone interview with BBC breakfast radio in England :)

Thanks so much for the experience Dave, we had a ball huh? :thumbsup: (Dave did most of the work I was essentially his Caroline Herschel)

See a larger size quick and dirty Ha montage showing very first contact to third contact HERE (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/143874783/original)

and some photos of the setup and location HERE (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/venus_transit_6_june_2012)

What a fabulous whirlwind tour :)

Mike

[Phil Hart]

lovely mike and houghy. great catch with the sunlight in venus' atmosphere. opposite of the black drop?

Phil

[iceman]

Awesome photos! Was wondering where you ended up!

Nice work team!

[h0ughy]

wow you did well Mike - i havent even thought of getting it together like that yet. Did you send a copy to Ray?

[Derek Klepp]

It was worth the trip!

[SkyViking]

Excellent results Mike, and it looks like you guys had a blast! :D

[Dennis]

So glad that you guys managed to see and image the event. Great set of pics and location shots. Look at those mounts, driven hard past their meridian flip point!:)

Cheers

Dennis

[Paul Haese]

Well done Mike, nice third contact image too. BTW I think Caroline was pretty active. Five comet discoveries and kept going after Will snuffed it. So does that mean you were active???? ;)

[jjjnettie]

Sharing the experience with good friends make it all the more memorable. :)
LOLOL Great photos.

[zardos123]

A few of candid shots of the two masters at work, a couple of points to note
The secret capture techniques of these guys
The rustic location
regards brad
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[zardos123]

A few more, note the meat saw behind us that adds to the overall ambience
regards brad

[Quark]

Well done guys, certainly looks a rustic setting, impressive results.

Cheers
Trevor

[strongmanmike]

Great shots Brad :thumbsup:

A day to remember really...and for many others too it would seem :)

Mike

[hotspur]

2nd contact image surely IOTW! brilliant!

[h0ughy]

some classic ones there of the ambience of the situation - and the baked dinner that night was exceptional!!!

[Shiraz]

Really excellent transit images Mike.

regards Ray