Dimitrovgrad

REPORT OF THE OBSETVATIONS

I. OBSERVATION
Place of the observation:
Astronomical observatory “Djordano Bruno“
Dimitrovgrad
Coordinates: 42°02' 46 " ; 25°35' 00"
Altitude – 131m
Duration of the obsravation:
Begining – 3:30 UT
Eng – 11:30 UT
Meteorogical condition:
In the beginning it was clouds. The contacts was observed during through a thin layer of clouds.
Observations teams:
I.Team
1.Members:
Blagoi Rangelov
Dimitar Kokotanekov
2.Equipment: Telescope reflektor 150/2250 with guiding, eyepiece projection, Hershel Wedge prism, MTO10.5/1100 /counterweight/ , Photo cameras EXAKTA RTL 1000 and Practika;
3.Films: Fuji 400 and Fuji 200
II.Team
1.Members:
Vladimir Palankov
Biliana Christova
2.Equipment: Telescope Refractor 100/1000 with guiding, planet camera – 4x, / , Photo camera EXAKTA varex II a, filter SFO 80;
3.Films: Fuji 200.
4.Contacts:
2 Contact: 05h 39m 33,4s
3 Contact: 11h 03m 36,4s
4 Contact: 11h 21m 43s
III.Team:
1.Members:
Ilia Valev
2.Equipment: Telescope Telementor 63/840, Barlow's lens 1.3, Photocamera ZENIT , Solar filter Mylar
3. Films: AGFA 200; Fuji 200.

IV.Team:
1.Members:
Cveta Paronova
Presian Petkov
2.Equipment: Telescope reflector 150/2250 , Photo camera ZENIT 11, Solar filter SFO 63;
3. Films: Fuji 100
V.Team:
1.Members:
Pavel Petkov
2.Equipment: Binocular TSK 40, Solar filter;
3.Contacts:
2 Contact: 05h 39m 41,10s
3 Contact: 11h 03m 43,26s
4 Contact: 11h 23m 50,49s
VI.Team:
1.Members:
Plamena Stefanova
Irina Kalcheva
2.Equipment: Binocular TSK10x80, Solar filter Mylar;
3.Contacts:
1 Contact: 05h 20m 51,00s
2 Contact : 05h 39m 32,10s
3 Contact: 11h 03m 29,79s
4 Contact: 11h 21m 46,86s
VII.Team:
1.Members:
Petar Trandev
Nikolai Nikolaev
2.Equipment: Binocular TZK10x80, Solar filter Mylar;
3.Contacts:
1 Contact: 05h 20m 28s
2 Contact: 05h 39m 05s
3 Contact: 11h 03m 47s
4 Contact: 11h 22m 49s
VIII.Team
1.Members:
Stanislav Milchev
2. Equipment: Binocular TSK 10x80, Solar filter
3.Contacts:
1 Contact: 05h 20m 38s
IX.Team:
1.Members:
Mariela Nikolova
Viktor Panteleev
2. Equipment: Telementor 63/840 with projection, web-camera
X.Teams
1.Members:
Ruslan Skomorohov

2. Equipment: Binocular TSK;
3.Many photos with Binocular TSK, Telescope 100/1000, Telementor 63/840 and from projection Sungun.

Number of the Telescopes:10
Numbers of the photo cameras: 5 with films, 1 web-camera
Number of the observers who registered the contacts: 5 observers
Number of the teams and participants: 10 teams – 16 observers
Media reaction:
During the Venus transit about several hundred students, teachers and citizens observed the phenomena. The Local TV made a short film about the astronomical event and the observers. Many journalists from local Magazines and Radio made interviews.

II. REGISTERING THE TIMES OF CONTACTS
Observation place:
Astronomical observatory “Djordano Bruno“
Dimitrovgrad
Coordinates: 42°02' 46 " ; 25°35' 00"
Altitude – 131m
Method: visual
II.Team
1.Members;
Vladimir Palankov
Biliana Hristova
2.Equipment: Telescope Refractor with guiding 100/1000, Filter SFO 80;
3.Contacts:
2 Contact: 05h 39m 33,4s UT
3 Contact: 11h 03m 36,4s UT
4 Contact: 11h 21m 43s UT
V.Team:
1.Members:
Pavel Petkov
2.Equipment: Binocular TSK 40, Solar filter;
3.Contacts:
2 Contact: 05h 39m 41,10s UT
3 Contact: 11h 03m 43,26s UT
4 Contact: 11h 23m 50,49s UT
VI. Team
1.Members:
Plamena Stefanova
Irina Kalcheva
2.Equipment: Binocular TSK 10x80, Solar filter Mylar;
3.Contacts:
1 Contact: 05h 20m 51,00s UT
2 Contact: 05h 39m 32,10s UT
3 Contact: 11h 03m 29,79s UT
4 Contact: 11h 21m 46,86s UT
VII. Team
1.Members:
Petar Trandev
Nikolai Nikolaev
2.Equipment: Binocular TSK10x80, Solar filter Mylar;
3.Contacts:
1 Contact: 05h 20m 28s UT
2 Contact: 05h 39m 05s UT
3 Contact: 11h 03m 47s UT
4 Contact: 11h 22m 49s UT
VIII.Team
1.Members:
Stanislav Milchev
2.Equipment: Bunocular TSK 10x80, Solar filter
3.Contacts:
1 Contact: 05h 20m 38s UT

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