Venus Transit 6.6.2012

observed near Darnózseli - Hungary

sunrise around 5:50h with seeing disturbed Venus

few minutes later Venus is more clearly visible

the observing team:

Joh. Baader - Michael Risch - Seb. Voltmer and me

a very clear sky to the NE promised visibility of Venus atmosphere

detailed view of solar disk with sunspots and Venus, still disturbed by seeing and refraction

after approx. 1h the seeing improved greatly

the third contact - no black drop effect visible

 

very first moment of the Lomonossow-arc (sun illuminated Venus atmosphere)

- masked HDR white light composit image

the Lomonossow-arc, 200 streamed images stacked and non manipulated white light image, therefore saturated and outshined photosphere

2 minutes later the still closed Lomonossow-arc, 200 streamed images stacked and non manipulated white light image, saturated photosphere

the Lomonossow-arc shortly before breaking up

- masked HDR white light composit image

8 minutes after 3th contact the Lomonossow-arc got fragmented, 200 videostream images stacked and non manipulated white light image, saturated photosphere

final fragment of the Lomonossow-arc shortly before 4th contact

- masked HDR white light composit image

<< last 9 images made with Astro Physics refractor 130mm f=3000mm and DMK21AU04.AS monochrome camera, full sun disk with APS-DSLR and f=1700mm

the autor while packing the instruments after the transit

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