2012-06-05 Transit of Venus

The transit as seen through my camera.

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Another shot from my camera, this time with some cloud cover.

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My setup: Canon EOS 7D, 300mm f4 with 1.4x extender, and some foil taped over the lens as a filter.

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Telescopes, old and new.

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The transit projected onto a piece of white paper by an antique telescope.

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The transit viewed through the viewfinder of a modern telescope.

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Looking into the telescope viewfinder.

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A post-processed shot of the image projected onto the white paper by the antique telescope.

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As the sun came lower in the sky, it became easier to capture more foreground detail.

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Venus dips below the clouds.

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Last glance at the transit of Venus for 105 years.

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Gorgeous sunset colors.

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Our view from the Berkeley hills.

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Our view from the Berkeley hills.

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