Transit of Venus


Alan Murta


A selection of images and movies showing the transit of Venus on 8th June 2004, as viewed from Finchley, London, UK.

Click on any image for an enlargement.


Equipment Equipment
Telescope: Intes MK-66 Deluxe, 152 / 1800mm Maksutov.
Mount: EQ3-2 with R.A. motor drive.
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990.
Webcam:  Philips Toucam Pro.
Filters: Baader solar film (objective), Baader IR-UV filter (webcam).

Software
Movie frame stacking: RegiStax 2.
Image adjustment: Corel Photo-Paint.


Digital stills


Images photographed through a 40mm Plossl eyepiece (equivalent to 45x magnification).


0630BST0630 BST.

0736BST
0736 BST.

1105BST
1105 BST.

1151BST1151 BST.

0820BST0820 BST (with 3x optical zoom).

1148BST1148 BST (with 3x optical zoom).

0822BST0822 BST.

1109BST1109 BST.


Webcam images

Images processed from 640 x 480 pixel video sequences - each 30 seconds at 15 frames per second.


0753BST0753 BST. 450 frames stacked (using 2x Barlow lens).

1128BST1128 BST. 450 frames stacked (using 2x Barlow lens).

1129BST1129 BST. 450 frames stacked (using 2x Barlow lens).

1122BST1122 BST. 450 frames stacked.

1132BST1132 BST. 450 frames stacked.


Raw webcam movie

Raw movieFive second compressed segment of 1132 BST webcam movie.


End of transit animation

End of transitA sequence of 29 webcam-sourced images (1159 BST to 1224 BST) animated using Movie Maker and post-stabilized using Icarus.