Transit of Venus June 5-6.

Nikon75-150E · Joined: 14 Aug 2011 Posts: 148 Location: Houston TX

I used the Nikon 80-200 4.5 AI and stacked 2 6 stop ND filters. And partially dismounted the lens so the aperture would stay stopped down, so it was safe to view. I was fortunate enough to get a plane going in front of the sun. The image is heavily cropped. We could not see the 2004 transit of Venus because it was dark on this side of the world. It won't happen again until 2117, so I'm glad I was able to get photos. No clouds that day Very Happy

DigiChromeEd · Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 3460 Location: Northern Ireland

Great shot of a unique event, well done! Smile

Tesselator · Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Posts: 235 Location: Japan

Very cool! Is that a passenger jet you got in that shot? Awesome!

I used a manual focus Tokina SD 400mm f/5.6 on the GH1 and got a bunch like so:

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Just a single ND 400 tho.

Here's a shot with clouds: http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Astronomy/Venus_Transit/_1070875.jpg

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Nikon75-150E · Joined: 14 Aug 2011 Posts: 148 Location: Houston TX

Thanks Tesselator. Your shots look awesome.