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Transit of Venus:
2004 June 8 |
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First Contact |
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Crayford: Meade LXD55 5"
achromatic f9.3 refractor, Thousand Oaks solar filter type
2, 2" mask, f3.3 focal reducer, Philips ToUcam Pro webcam.
(Julian Tworek) |
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Crayford: Meade LXD55 5"
achromatic f9.3 refractor, Thousand Oaks solar filter type
2, 2" mask, f3.3 focal reducer, Philips ToUcam Pro webcam.
(Julian Tworek) |
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Sharm El Sheikh: Olympus
OM1N, Kodak Elitechrome ISO 400, 200mm and 2x teleconverter.
Venus can be sent at the 6 o'clock position.
(Keith Rickard) |
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Second Contact |
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Crayford: Meade LXD55 5"
achromatic f9.3 refractor, Thousand Oaks solar filter type
2, 2" mask, f3.3 focal reducer, Philips ToUcam Pro webcam.
(Julian Tworek) |
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Crayford: Meade LXD55 5"
achromatic f9.3 refractor, Thousand Oaks solar filter type
2, 2" mask, f3.3 focal reducer, Philips ToUcam Pro webcam.
(Julian Tworek) |
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Sharm El Sheikh: Olympus
OM1N, Kodak Elitechrome ISO 400, 200mm and 2x teleconverter.
(Keith Rickard) |
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During |
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Crayford: LX200 8",
Thousand Oaks solar filter, afocal eyepiece, Olympus digital
camera. Note the only two sunspots at the centre.
(Martin Crow) |
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Crayford: Meade LXD55 5"
achromatic f9.3 refractor, Thousand Oaks solar filter type
2, 2" mask, f3.3 focal reducer, Philips ToUcam Pro webcam.
(Julian Tworek) |
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Sharm El Sheikh: Olympus
OM1N, Kodak Elitechrome ISO 400, 200mm and 2x teleconverter.
(Keith Rickard) |
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Third Contact |
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Crayford: Meade LXD55 5"
achromatic f9.3 refractor, Thousand Oaks solar filter type
2, 2" mask, f3.3 focal reducer, Philips ToUcam Pro webcam.
(Julian Tworek) |
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Crayford: Meade LXD55 5"
achromatic f9.3 refractor, Thousand Oaks solar filter type
2, 2" mask, f3.3 focal reducer, Philips ToUcam Pro webcam.
(Julian Tworek) |
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Sharm El Sheikh: Olympus
OM1N, Kodak Elitechrome ISO 400, 200mm and 2x teleconverter.
(Keith Rickard) |
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Fourth Contact |
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Crayford: Meade LXD55 5"
achromatic f9.3 refractor, Thousand Oaks solar filter type
2, 2" mask, f3.3 focal reducer, Philips ToUcam Pro webcam.
(Julian Tworek) |
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Crayford: Meade LXD55 5"
achromatic f9.3 refractor, Thousand Oaks solar filter type
2, 2" mask, f3.3 focal reducer, Philips ToUcam Pro webcam.
(Julian Tworek) |
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Sharm El Sheikh: Olympus
OM1N, Kodak Elitechrome ISO 400, 200mm and 2x teleconverter.
Venus can be sent at the 2 o'clock position.
(Keith Rickard) |
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Crayford (Bexleyheath):
12" Newtonian reflectore,Philips ToUcam Pro webcam.
(Simon Dawes) |
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