Members bassballs Posted May 16, 2005 Members Share Posted May 16, 2005 A Picturesque Venus Transit Credit & Copyright: David Cortner Explanation: The rare transit of Venus across the face of the Sun earlier this month was one of the better-photographed events in sky history. Both scientific and artistic images have been flooding in from the areas that could see the transit: Europe and much of Asia, Africa, and North America. Scientifically, solar photographers confirmed that the black drop effect is really better related to the viewing clarity of the camera or telescope than the atmosphere of Venus. Artistically, images might be divided into several categories. One type captures the transit in front of a highly detailed Sun. Another category captures a double coincidence such as both Venus and an airplane simultaneously silhouetted, or Venus and the International Space Station in low Earth orbit. A third image type involves a fortuitous arrangement of interesting looking clouds, as shown by example in the above image taken from North Carolina, USA. There the distant orb of giant Venus might have been mistaken, at first glance, for a small but unusually circular cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greenshag Posted May 16, 2005 Members Share Posted May 16, 2005 look ma! a nipple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basshunter Posted May 16, 2005 Members Share Posted May 16, 2005 Lost my boots in transit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted May 16, 2005 Members Share Posted May 16, 2005 very cool pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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