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06/08/2004 09:09:58 AM · #1 |
I got up early this morning to watch the Transit of Venus, and event that occured last 122 years ago, but I'm sure some of you already knew that. I'm gonna spare you all the scientific mumbo-jumbo, here is a composite of the transit. It is my first astrophotography composite and I'm very proud of it. After all the layering Venus became faint, so I burned it a little, nothing else was done. Just wanted to share it with you.
June
Message edited by author 2004-06-08 09:10:22.
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06/08/2004 09:14:08 AM · #2 |
| the link won't let me in :( |
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06/08/2004 09:14:42 AM · #3 |
| make the link work and ill be happy to take a look |
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06/08/2004 09:24:12 AM · #4 |
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06/08/2004 09:25:57 AM · #5 |
| Very nice, but please warn us that there are pop-up advertisement windows. |
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06/08/2004 09:26:28 AM · #6 |
FIxed
Message edited by author 2004-06-08 09:26:43.
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06/08/2004 09:26:28 AM · #7 |
Maybe not the most pretty shot, but technically quite cool.
Was this shot a crop of the original, or do you have it bigger? |
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06/08/2004 09:32:28 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by k4rp:
Maybe not the most pretty shot, but technically quite cool.
Was this shot a crop of the original, or do you have it bigger? |
Well, I didn't shoot through the telescope, I shot with a regular lense and this is actually full size, just cropped.
June
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06/08/2004 09:38:19 AM · #9 |
| Does anyone know why it changes course? I know its got everything to do with our orbit and rotation and venus' but i've had a couple of pints for lunch and can't work it out! :) |
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06/08/2004 09:56:49 AM · #10 |
Here in the Midwestern US, we got just over an hour's view (just the end of the transit). Here's one of many shots I took this AM. Enjoy!
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06/08/2004 10:02:32 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Here in the Midwestern US, we got just over an hour's view (just the end of the transit). Here's one of many shots I took this AM. Enjoy!
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Wow! Congratulations to both of you. These are awesome. |
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06/08/2004 10:03:29 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by biohazard:
Does anyone know why it changes course? I know its got everything to do with our orbit and rotation and venus' but i've had a couple of pints for lunch and can't work it out! :) |
It has to do with the Earth's daily rotation. Since Venus is relatively close to the Earth, the observer's position change due to the Earth's rotation causes the direction of the transit to change. How the direction changes depends on where you are.
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06/08/2004 10:13:27 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by biohazard:
Does anyone know why it changes course? I know its got everything to do with our orbit and rotation and venus' but i've had a couple of pints for lunch and can't work it out! :) |
It has to do with the Earth's daily rotation. Since Venus is relatively close to the Earth, the observer's position change due to the Earth's rotation causes the direction of the transit to change. How the direction changes depends on where you are. |
and how many pints you had for lunch :-D
you can find some explanations at NASA |
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06/08/2004 10:23:45 AM · #14 |
Excelent composite June...very nice
fritz, wonderful shot with the bird in there also,
James
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06/08/2004 10:40:24 AM · #15 |
Reykjavik, this morning |
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06/08/2004 12:42:13 PM · #16 |
Duped thread earlier!
More venus pix! |
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06/08/2004 12:58:38 PM · #17 |
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06/08/2004 07:20:42 PM · #18 |
| Thanks for that link Greg - that shot is nothing short of phenomenal. |
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06/08/2004 07:36:48 PM · #19 |
Hydrogen Alpha filters rock - on a really powerful 'scope you can see solar flares happening.
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