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08-JUN-2004 Ernst Sch

Second contact

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

Um 07:39:01 Ortszeit hat der "Zweite Kontakt" stattgefunden.
Das schwarze Scheibchen ist jetzt ganz in der Sonne
und die beiden Ränder berühren sich.

At 05:39:01 UTC the small black disk of Venus is
fully inside the red background of the sun.
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
1/100s f/4.0 at 21.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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harry 10-Jun-2004 21:28
awesome shot!