2004 june 08

Transit of Venus
Location : Breil-sur-Roya 43,9°N 7,5°E

INGRESS

Clear sky at the sunrise :

T115/900 + filter Astrosolar Baader + webcam Philips Vesta Pro :

PC and radio controlled clock :

Recording 15 frames/s

Images stacked with Registax software

CONTACT I

7h22 1 frame

 

7h33 100 frames

CONTACT II

7h40 6 frames

7h23 1 frame

7h34 100 frames

7h40 500 frames

7h24 1 frame

7h37 100 frames

7h41 100 frames

7h25 100 frames

7h37 100 frames

7h41 150 frames

7h26 100 frames

7h38 100 frames

7h42 100 frames

7h28 100 frames

7h39 100 frames

7h44 100 frames

7h30 100 frames

7h39 100 frames

7h47 100 frames

7h31 100 frames

7h39 100 frames

 

(local times)

BLACK DROP EFFECT AT CONTACT II :
Second contact : 7h39min54s Images : 7h40min0s

Other pictures

Montage afocal T115/900 oculaire 40mm + Digicam Olympus C-760

Camcorder Sony TRV 110, maximum optical zoom, filter Astrosolar Baader

EGRESS

Cirrostratus and halo 22° at noon :

12h53 100 frames

13h04 100 frames

13h13 100 frames

 

12h55 100 frames

CONTACT III

13h05 4 frames

 

13h16 100 frames

12h58 100 frames

13h05 5 frames

13h18 100 frames

13h01 100 frames

13h05 7 frames

13h20 100 frames

13h02 100 frames

13h06 100 frames

13h21 1 frame

13h03 100 frames

13h08 100 frames

13h22 1 frame

 

13h03 100 frames

 

13h09 100 frames

CONTACT IV

13h24 1 frame

13h04 100 frames

13h11 100 frames

 

(local times)

No black drop effect observed just before third contact :

Image published on www.spaceweather.com :

http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/venustransit/gallery_08jun04_page3.htm