Transit of Venus    8 June 2004

Images at 30 minute intervals
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Technical details:

All pictures taken on Nikon 35mm SLR camera

600mm f/8 mirror lens plus 2x teleconverter (equivalent to 1200mm f/16) plus mylar solar filter

Exposure 1/250 s

Fuji slide film ISO 200

Location:

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Longitude: 34° 18' 17'' E

Latitude:   27° 52' 18'' N

Timing:

All times given in Universal Time (UT)

Local time = UT + 3 hours

 

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Steve Barrett    July 2004 S.D.Barrett@liv.ac.uk