astrophotography Venus Transit III

This coment referers to several images I am posting for review today:

 

 

This image was recorded on film utilizing a home made solar filter

(mylar material if the image is coloured or baedar "foil like film

also refered to as a white filter" if the image is white).

 

I used a 1200 mm f11 Bausch and Lomb Smcmidt-Cassergrin reflector,

with or without a manual 2X TC, employing prime focus, which is the

lens conected directly to the camera; no telescopic eyepiece employed.

 

The exposure date is incorrect.

 

Your thoughts please.

Great job capturing this event. This is one of the best Venus Transit photos I've seen todate.

Magic !

Gorgeous photograph. Venus seems so close I could touch it. Wonderful job. This is my favorite of the series. Suitable for framing.

Fascinating and beautiful! How far from the sun are we then?

Your comments and critiques are much appreciated. Colin, I believe we are 93 million miles from the sun.

Is that a true sunspot???

 

I doubt it.

Gerald, if you are refering to the dot on the lower left quandrant, then you are correct; it is not a sunspot. It is the planet Venus at the beginning of its transit; it moved left to right.

 

Please see my Astrophotography Folder for other images. Thanks for your interest.

Well done, not easy to set up. I can't for the life of me understand why SOME people rate so low, are they messing about, they are irritating, this is great.

Thank you Michael for you comments. You are correct in that this type of photography takes a lot of setting up. Even the temperature of your lens has to br right; it has to match the ambient temperature or you will never be able to focus it due to thermal changes (waves) inside the lens.

Wow, I am in awe!!

Well I will add another comment ... Well is very great. I took to a nice sun frame. I like it

Francois,

 

Thanks much for your very kind critique of my work.