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08-JUN-2004 Ernst Sch

Venus is halfway inside

N47°26'22.3" / E 8°31'28.1" Alt.=1624ft / 495m

Um 07:28:26 Ortszeit ist das schwarze Scheibchen
schon zur Hälfte in die Sonne eingedrungen.

At 05:28:26 UTC the small black disk of Venus is
already halfway inside the red background of the sun.
Picture taken through Zeiss 1200/150mm APQ refractor with
Coronado H-alpha filter and ScopeTronix 40mm MaxVue eyepiece.
Afocal with T-adapter coupling. Sensitivity equivalent: 50 ASA.

Canon PowerShot G2
1/100s f/4.0 at 21.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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