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Venus Transit of the Sun - June 5, 2012, Mike Brady

Venus Transit of the Sun - June 5, 2012

Venus Transit of the Sun - June 5, 2012, Mike Brady

Venus Transit of the Sun - June 5, 2012

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I almost missed this event. Many people were gathered at the Moore Observatory on the Columbia Basin College campus, but clouds were blocking the sun during the transit. It appeared that there was a break in the clouds further to the west, which is where my house was located. So, I decided to drive to my house and use my own backyard observatory to image the transit. Sure enough the sun and Venus were visible and I was able to image this once in a lifetime event.

I used an Orion Atlas mount, Orion 130mm apochromatic refractor with a glass solar filter and a Canon EOS 450D.

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Venus Transit of the Sun - June 5, 2012, Mike Brady