Transit of Venus
20040608

Full Sun
H-Alpha
White-light

See explanations below !

(Détails webcam ! Cliquez sur les * pour les temps exacts.)
1   2   3 *  4   5   6  7  8 **
H-Alpha close-ups with webcam.
Large digits for precise contacts.
Click on * for associated detailled time table.

See explanations below !


2 days before !


Parameters and Explanations

AVI

Except otherwise posted, all movies are captured at St Rémy lès Chevreuse, France

Related still images

Venus-Transit

20040608

1   2   3  4   5   6  7  8

Location of capture : 48° 14' 24s N, 02° 15' 12s E, alt 120m

H-Alpha , FULL SUN : Perl-Vixen Fluo 102/900, Coronado SM/TM90, Canon 1OD, Transit of Venus in (Original movie : 1fpmin with TC-N83 handset ; sorry some frames will not show up in divx movie). On image here at right (linked to a large one) prominences are reconstituted very far from the Sun as they appeared briefly at the beginning of the transit.

H-Alpha , WEBCAM :
Perl-Vixen Fluo 102/900, Coronado SM/TM90, VestaPro modified with B&W sensor and in RAW mode at main focus.
(*) The 2nd contact. Click here to access detailed time table
(**) The 4th contact. Click here to access detailed time table. The  ~2 extra min of transit offered by this wavelength : Venus as seen on chromosphere.

White light , FULL SUN :
LX200 10" Classic, Canon EOS 300D (id. Rebel), Astrosolar protection sheet. Captured as successive BMPs controled by DLSR-Focus on a portable PC with a forecasted rate of 1fpm (gaps are caused by some USB deconnexions from time to time). Images later colorized for nicer appearance.