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© Greg Gibbs. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, or modify this image without my written permission. All Rights Reserved.

WARNING: NEVER DIRECTLY OBSERVE THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYE OR THROUGH A TELESCOPE, CAMERA OR OTHER OPTICAL DEVICE UNLESS YOU HAVE A PROPER SOLAR FILTER SECURELY FITTED AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

Full View Please.

5th and 6th of June 2012. The planet Venus makes it's way slowly across the face of the sun for the last time this century (as seen from Earth). The next Venus Transit will not occur until December 2117.

This sequence spans a 6 hour period from second contact (left) at 8:30am (Australian EST) through to third contact (right) at 2:30pm. The shots in between were taken at half hour intervals.

Canon 60D
Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom EP
H-alpha Coronado PST (Personal Solar Telescope)
NEQ6 Pro Goto Telescope Mount
50 images stacked together in Registax 6 for the faint prominences around the solar limb.
5 images stacked together for the surface detail of the sun and one of the Venus images.
Additional 12 images of Venus processed individually and then layer masked on top of the background image in PS CS3.
Captured in monochrome and a false colour added at the end.

Monochrome version.....

Description
© Greg Gibbs. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, or modify this image without my written permission. All Rights Reserved.

WARNING: NEVER DIRECTLY OBSERVE THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYE OR THROUGH A TELESCOPE, CAMERA OR OTHER OPTICAL DEVICE UNLESS YOU HAVE A PROPER SOLAR FILTER SECURELY FITTED AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

Full View Please.

5th and 6th of June 2012. The planet Venus makes it's way slowly across the face of the sun for the last time this century (as seen from Earth). The next Venus Transit will not occur until December 2117.

This sequence spans a 6 hour period from second contact (left) at 8:30am (Australian EST) through to third contact (right) at 2:30pm. The shots in between were taken at half hour intervals.

Canon 60D
Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom EP
H-alpha Coronado PST (Personal Solar Telescope)
NEQ6 Pro Goto Telescope Mount
50 images stacked together in Registax 6 for the faint prominences around the solar limb.
5 images stacked together for the surface detail of the sun and one of the Venus images.
Additional 12 images of Venus processed individually and then layer masked on top of the background image in PS CS3.
Captured in monochrome and a false colour added at the end.

Monochrome version.....