[AZ-Observing] Re: Upcoming Transit of Venus 6 June 2012
- From: Dan Heim <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:59:22 -0700
I'll be setting up right here at my home in New River. Using an H-alpha
filter on my Takahashi FS-128. Rather than video, since I don't yet have
a good CCD imager, I'll use my Canon DSL with a time lapse unit. Haven't
decided yet what the time lapse interview will be. Hoping to get better
results than I did for the 2006 Mercury transit, where I had serious
registration problems requiring manual alignment of each frame. Even
with that, my results were marginal at best. See:
http://www.dfacaz.org/astrophotos/2006MercuryTransit-Heim.html
Dan
On 4/21/2012 9:33 AM, Jeff wrote:
> While the upcoming Annular Eclipse will be interesting, I wonder what if any
> plans are in the wind for the Transit of Venus 6 June 2012. Of course if you
> miss it you can see it next time in 2117.
> I viewed the last transit of Venus in 2004 from my sister's place in upstate
> NY. See http://www.hposoft.com/Astro/Venus%20Transit/Venus%20Transit.html
>
> A very interesting and exciting event. This time it can be seen from Arizona.
> I will have my 8"LX90 set up with a full aperture solar filter. I may also
> use my 60 mm ETX refractor with filter like I did for the NY observations.
> I'm just not sure where I will set up.
>
> Jeff
> Hopkins Phoenix Observatory
> (187283)
> Counting Photons
> Phoenix, Arizona USA
> www.hposoft.com/Astro/astro.html
> http://www.hposoft.com/SB/SpectroBook.html
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