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08-JUN-2004 Ernst Sch

Venus transiting Sun

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

Um 12:47:33 Lokalzeit kommt Venus nahe an den westlichen
Sonnenrand. Wir warten auf den "Dritten Kontakt".

At 10:47:33 UTC the small black disk of Venus has arrived
near the western border of the sun. We are waiting for the
"Third Contact".
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
1/160s f/2.5 at 21.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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