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Occultation of Venus 21.May 2004

Universal Time : 11.36 - 12:29 Telescope : 0.25m f/6.55 (Aperture 10cm) and MX516 CCD

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And now Venus moves closer to the Sun

Universal Time : 2.june 2004 10:52 Telescope : 0.25m f/6.8 (Aperture 8 cm) red filter + sunglass and MX916 CCD Exp. 10 x 0.07 seconds

Universal Time : 6.june 2004 05:55 Telescope : 0.25m f/6.8 (Aperture 8 cm) red filter + sunglass and MX916 CCD Exp. 10 x 0.07 seconds

The Transit of Venus 2004

Telescope : 0.10m f/22 and Thousand Oaks solarfilter + red filter + sunglass and MX916 CCD 8.june 2004 05:57 - 11:25UT One image show a small sunspot group

Sunlight refracted through Venus atmosphere.

Barely visible to the lower right just outside the sun's limb, Venus' outer faint glow. It is caused by sunlight being refracted towards us in the atmosphere of the planet. Universal Time : 8.june 2004 11:06 Exp. 0.07 seconds

And Venus the day after the Transit

Universal Time : 9.june 2004 07:32 Telescope : 0.25m f/6.8 (Aperture 4 cm) red filter + sunglass and MX916 CCD Exp. 21 x 0.2 seconds

The white tracks in the image are due to dust, bugs and particles in the air.
Venus was only 1.6 degrees from the Sun.

Universal Time : 16.june 2004 04:04 Telescope : 0.25m f/6.8 (Aperture 8 cm) red filter and MX916 CCD Exp. 10 x 0.01 seconds

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