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COPYRIGHT NOTICE Pictures are copyright © by the author but may be reproduced for non-commercial usage providing credit is given to the author. (E-Mail cohen@astro.ufl.edu) « Transit of Venus »   « Lunar Eclipse »   « Venus–Jupiter Appulse »   « 2005 Hybrid Solar Eclipse » ∗ See Cohen's Home Page on U.F.'s Dept. of Astronomy Web Site for More Info and Photos ∗ Transit of Venus: 2004 June 8 Click image for largest picture available A simple "point and shoot" digital camera was hand held up to the eyepiece of a telescope to make this crude but effective image of the transit of Venus. Picture taken approximately 53 min before the end of the transit. (The Sun was just rising for Gainesville observers when this photo was taken since the Sun rose in Gainesville about 6:29 a.m. EDT.) Date 2004 June 8 Time 01:33 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) or 10:33 UT (6:33 a.m. EDT) Location Minoa Palace Resort Hotel, 10 km (6 mi) W of Hania, NW coast of Crete, Greece Telescope Tel-Vue 76-mm, f/6.3 refractor Camera 2.1 megapix Canon Powershot S300 Filter Thousand Oaks Type 2+ glass filter More transit of Venus picture by club members here. Total Lunar Eclipse: 2004 October 27/28 Click image for larger picture & click here for largest available Again a simple "point and shoot" digital camera was placed before the eyepiece of a telescope to produce images of the lunar eclipse. Here a simple bracket held the camera behind the eyepiece. (See note below.) The picture here is a sequence of images assembled into one image. Although this camera and setup (Afocal method) does not due justice to the superb optics of the telescope used, this technique shows effective images can be taken with simple cameras. Note: This camera bracket is available from Orion Telescopes Date 2004 October 27/28 Time 8:55 p.m.–12:13 a.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) or 00:55–16:13 UT Location Gainesville, Florida Telescope Tel-Vue NP127 (127-mm, f/5.2 APO refractor) Camera 2.1 megapix Canon Powershot S300 Left to Right: Row 1 Deep in Penumbra (#1, #2), Entering Umbra (#3), 25% into Umbra (#4) Row 2 50% & 88% into Umbra (#1, #2), 6-min into totality (#3), Max. (#4) Row 3 18-min to end (#1), Totality Ends (#2), 8% & 22% out of Umbra (#3, #4) Venus – Jupiter Appulse: 2004 November 5 Click image for larger picture & click here for even larger version Venus and Jupiter had an "appulse" (apparent close approach) of only 33 arc sec or 0.55 degrees (just over one Moon diameter) on Thursday evening, 2004 Nov. 4, at about 9 p.m. EST. However, these planets (including a larger and largest version) were not currently visible in the evening sky but were "morning stars." So, this picture was taken through the Gainesville canopy of trees about 30 minutes before sunrise when the pair were about 25 degrees above the ESE horizon. Brilliant Venus (magnitude -4.0) appears about 3/4 degree to the left of less brilliant Jupiter (magnitude -1.7). Date 2004 November 5 Time 6:19 a..m. EST (11:19 UT) Location Gainesville, Florida Camera 2.1 megapix Canon Powershot S300 See Cohen's Home Page for More Pictures and Animations Interested in Astronomical Travel? I work with Continental Capers Travel in Gainesville on astronomically oriented tours!

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