There has been a great deal o discussion the last couple of days on whether or not an atmosphere of Venus could be seen during the transit on 8 June 2004. I did some processing on one of my images and have tried to enhance what I believe is the atmosphere of Venus. Please check http://www.hposoft.com/Astro/Venus%20Transit/Transit%20Images/VenusAtmosphere.JPG Note: What I am amazed at is how right-between-the-eyes the effect was on the computer monitor. There was most obvious a simmering clear or near-clear ring around Venus. I'm surprised there has been little professional information about this and I recall no mention of it in an pre-transit documentation. Jeff -- Jeff Hopkins HPO SOFT ********************************************************* Small minds speak about people * Average minds speak of events ************ Great minds speak of ideas! **************** ********************************************************* Phoenix, Arizona Atlanta, Georgia 7812 West Clayton Drive 12170 Boxwood Circle Phoenix, AZ 85033-2439 U.S.A. Alpharetta, GA 30005 U.S.A. (623) 849-5889 (Fax) (770) 619-3322 (Phone/Fax) www.hposoft.com dataman.home.mindspring.com 4th Dimension Developer/ FileMaker Pro Expert BASIC/C/C++ Programmer/Web Site Developer -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.