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Jonathan Yarak | profile | all galleries >> Events and Happenings >> The 2012 Transit of Venus tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

The 2012 Transit of Venus

I rented the Canon 800mm f/5.6 IS, bought a sheet of solar film, and flew to San Francisco to view and photograph the 2012 transit of Venus! It was a huge financial risk, but paid off completely, the weather was perfect, the viewing was spectacular, sunset was just superb.

Did a little star and moongazing too, as the night before was a partial lunar eclipse. Everything about it was excellent and it has made for some pretty decent shots, too! Enjoy.
Saturn at 2400mm. Full moon of 6/4/2012. Partial Lunar eclipse of 6/4/2012. Solar filter test, all working and sunspots looking good! First contact of Venus, the tiny dent in the middle!
Ingress continuing. The Black Drop Effect! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_drop_effect Second contact complete!jpg Transit continuing... Full frame at 4800mm, just a little bit of atmospheric distortion!
Final shot from San Mateo. Cloud interactions beginning, @San Gregorio beach. Cloud interactions continuing... Cloud interactions continuing... Cloud interactions continuing...
Cloud interactions continuing... Looks like Jupiter! Sunset commencing... Distorted Venus! g4/78/587478/3/144390053.GoMWCIvM.jpg
g4/78/587478/3/144390054.jEgGKuHv.jpg First contact of the sun and horizon. Venus about to set! Final shot before Venus sets!! Green Flash #1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_flash
Green Flash #2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_flash

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Guest 05-Jan-2014 14:03
Awesome shots, thanks! It's really magical to see these and try to comprehend what you are looking at.
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