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08-JUN-2004 Ernst Sch

Sun before 1st contact

N47°26'22.3" / E 8°31'28.1" Alt.=1624ft / 495m

Um 07:18:36 Ortszeit sind wir bereit den "Ersten Kontakt" zu fotografieren.
Ein schwarzes Scheibchen, die Venus wird scheinbar den Sonnenrand berühren.
Jetzt zeigt sich die Oberfläche der Sonne mit dem glühend roten Wasserstoffgas
noch ohne Venus.

At 05:18:36 UTC we are ready to await the first contact of
Venus with the disk of the sun. The red color of the surface
of the sun is hot glowing hydrogen gas viewed through a special
narrow band filter.
Picture taken through Zeiss 1200/150mm APQ refractor with
Coronado H-alpha filter and ScopeTronix 40mm MaxVue eyepiece.
Afocal with T-adapter coupling. Sensitivity equivalent: 50 ASA.

Canon PowerShot G2
1/80s f/3.5 at 21.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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