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Members' Observations - Transit of Venus 8 June 2004

	Venus close to mid-transit of the Sun, as imaged by Guy Yeates. The markings on the Sun's surface are due to dust on the eyepiece.
	Venus approaching egress during its transit of the Sun, as imaged by Guy Yeates.
	Venus at the start of egress during its transit of the Sun, as imaged by Guy Yeates.

These images from the 8 June 2004 transit of Venus were obtained by Guy Yeates using a Sony DSC-P32 digital camera and a Meade ETX-125 telescope. An objective solar filter was made from Baader Planetarium AstroSolar® Safety Film. He reports that he "just missed the initial entry of Venus due to a band of cloud but did see just a faint indentation on the Sun's limb that slowly grew. Watched it on/off during the morning. Went for a nap late morning and almost missed the leaving of Venus. Did see a glimpse of the tear-drop effect when Venus first made contact with the Sun's limb and a faint light halo on the sky-side of Venus's disk when it was about 40% off the Sun's disk."

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