Description and results from the observations of the Venus Transit - 08.06.2004
1. Description of the observation:
The observation was made from a place within the city with low buildings, which
gave visibility to almost the entire sky. The observation covered the whole
event. However, the meteorological conditions did not allow registration of
all the stages of the transit. There was partial and variable cloudiness. Because
of these conditions only two contacts were successfully registered - the first
and the third ones. The team included two members. The observation was made
with one telescope (TAL-1 Mizar). The contacts were observed directly and the
remaining part of the event - by projection. Thus, the times of the contacts
were registered by one of the observers. The time was given by a clock synchronized
via Internet. The event was photographed with two cameras, one of which - digital.
2. Observation Data:
Name: Todor Tonkov
City: Lyaskovets
Coordinates: 43.100° N; 25.717° E
Observation method: direct (110mm Newton telescope)
Contact I: 05:20:15 UT
Contact II: not observed
Contact III: 11:04:45 UT
Contact IV: not observed
3. Photographs
