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08-JUN-2004 Ernst Sch

Third Contact

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

Um 13:04:36 Lokalzeit findet der "Dritte Kontakt" statt.
Das kleine schwarze Scheibchen der Venus berührt den Sonnenrand.

At 11:04:36 UTC the small black disk of Venus is just touching
the the western border of the sun. We have wat we call the
"Third Contact".
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/2.5 at 21.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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