The Venus Transit 2004

... Photos by Themes

The Appetizer: Venus' Occultation

On May 21, less than three weeks before the Venus Transit, Venus offered all sky gazers a very nice show as appetizer: the Moon passed in front of Venus for observers in a broad geographical section across Europe and Asia. This event is referred to as a "Venus Occultation" and was followed by many amateur astronomers.

On this page, some of these photos are displayed. An overview of the VT-2004 Photo Archive is available and a number of these photos have been elected "VT 2004 Photo of the Day".

All photos on this page may be downloaded and used, provided the photographers (authors) and the VT-2004 programme are indicated as source.

Venus Occultation (Montage)

[1200 x 900 pix - 296k]

Jan Vesely and collaborators
Maksutov-Cassegrain f/15; f = 150 mm
Canon EOS 300D camera
Baader Astro Solar filter
May 21, 2004, 8:38 - 11:24 UT
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
More images at this site

Venus before the Occultation

[640 x 480 pix - 93k]

Jan Vesely and collaborators
Maksutov-Cassegrain f/15; f = 150 mm
Canon EOS 300D camera
Baader Astro Solar filter
May 21, 2004, 8:48 UT
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
More images at this site

Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[768 x 576 pix - 176k]

Jan Vesely and collaborators
Maksutov-Cassegrain f/15; f = 150 mm
Canon EOS 300D camera
Baader Astro Solar filter
May 21, 2004, 11:23 UT
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
More images at this site

Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[Animated GIF - 330 x 242 pix - 680k]

Herbert Raab
[Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft]
50cm Cassegrain telescope; f/10
Wratten 29 (deep red) filter
Mintron 12V1C-EX B/W video camera
1 frame per 5 sec; 14 frames in all (70 sec)
[Through hole in heavy clouds]
May 21, 2004, 11:17:50 to 11:19:00 UT
Linz, Austria

After the Venus Occultation [Montage]

[310 x 431 pix - 37k]

Hans-Göran Lindberg
Newton 254 120/2602mm
Mintron MS-168EP
[Clouds and Rain - bad conditions] May 21, 2004, about 13:00 UT
Kärrbo Observatory
Skultuna, Sweden
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Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[Animated GIF - 144 x 99 pix - 1.5M]

Domenico Licchelli
75mm refractor; f/6.7
ToUCam Pro
[Strong atmospheric turbulence (bad seeing)]
More images at this site
May 21, 2004
S.M. di Leuca, Italy

Venus Occultation (Ingress 1)

[400 x 300 pix - 65k]

Agrupació Astronómica de Sabadell
16cm refractor; f/12.7
Philips ToUCam
May 21, 2004
Sabadell, Spain

Venus Occultation (Ingress 2)

[400 x 300 pix - 66k]

Agrupació Astronómica de Sabadell
16cm refractor; f/12.7
Philips ToUCam
May 21, 2004
Sabadell, Spain

Venus Occultation (Egress 1)

[400 x 300 pix - 61k]

Agrupació Astronómica de Sabadell
16cm refractor; f/12.7
Philips ToUCam
May 21, 2004
Sabadell, Spain

Venus Occultation (Egress 2)

[400 x 300 pix - 61k]

Agrupació Astronómica de Sabadell
16cm refractor; f/12.7
Philips ToUCam
May 21, 2004
Sabadell, Spain

Venus Occultation (Egress)

[800 x 533 pix - 103k]

Pete Lawrence
4-inch refractor; f/9
Canon 10D; ISO 100; 1/3000 sec
May 21, 2004, 12:17:04 UT
Selsey, UK

After the Venus Occultation

[800 x 545 pix - 84k]

Pete Lawrence
4-inch refractor; f/9
Canon 10D; ISO 100; 1/3000 sec
May 21, 2004, 12:25:57 UT
Selsey, UK

Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[640 x 480 pix - 27k]

Dave Storey
16-inch Meade + ToUCam
May 21, 2004, 11:12 UT
Isle of Man, UK

Venus Occultation (Montage)

[2560 x 1920 pix - 235k]

Santosh Gavali
Fuji-Finepix 5000
May 21, 2004
Pune, India

After the Venus Occultation

[398 x 511 pix - 14k]

Nereo Pelco
Celestron 8-inch; projection
Olympus Camedia 5050
May 21, 2004
Livorno, Italy
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After the Venus Occultation

[640 x 380 pix - 64k]

Ivan Eder
13cm TMB APO refractor
Nicon Coolpix 4300 camera
May 21, 2004
Budapest, Hungary

Venus after the Occultation

[880 x 710 pix - 109k]

Roman Piffl and Pavel Rapavy
Refractor 160/2450 mm + CCD camera SHT
Exposure 0.006 sec
May 21, 2004
Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia

A Pair of Arcs (Venus and the Moon)

[800 x 600 pix - 31k]

Mikkel Steine
Canon Digital IXUS 400 at ISO 200
Zoomed 3 x through 80mm Vixen fluorite + 25mm Celestron Plössl eyepiece
May 21, 2004, 14:38 UT
Hvervenbukta, Oslo, Norway

Venus Occultation

[Animated GIF -250 x 270 pix - 1.6M]

Odd Trondal
May 21, 2004
Oslo, Norway

Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[Animated GIF - 139 x 144 pix - 111k]

Zsolt Kereszty
Corona Borealis Observatory
14-inch f/10 LX200GPS with 20mm Meade eyepice (projection)
FUJI Finepix S-7000 camera
10 frames - Exposure 1/640 sec
May 21, 2004
Gyorujbarat, Hungary

Venus Occultation (Before Ingress)

[1024 x 682 pix - 55k]

Arne Danielsen
May 21, 2004, 11:23:42 UT
Oslo, Norway
More images at this site

Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[1024 x 682 pix - 55k]

Arne Danielsen
May 21, 2004, 11:37:14 UT
Oslo, Norway
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Venus Occultation (Egress 1)

[1024 x 682 pix - 55k]

Arne Danielsen
May 21, 2004, 12:31:55 UT
Oslo, Norway
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Venus Occultation (Egress 2)

[1024 x 682 pix - 55k]

Arne Danielsen
May 21, 2004, 12:33:36 UT
Oslo, Norway
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Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[1941 x 1311 pix - 159k]

Harro Treur
12-inch Newtonian telescope at f/12
Casio QV-R40
May 21, 2004, 11:14 UT
Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

Venus Occultation (After Egress)

[760 x 1172 pix - 62k]

Harro Treur
12-inch Newtonian telescope at f/12
Casio QV-R40
May 21, 2004, 12:30 UT
Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[885 x 196 pix - 62k]

Asociacíon Leonesa de Astronomia
12-inch Schmidt-Cass. Meade LX-200; f=3000mm
B/W digital videocamera
[6 images covering 47 seconds]
May 21, 2004
León, Spain
More images at this site

End of the Venus Occultation

[319 x 235 pix - 62k]

Asociacíon Leonesa de Astronomia
12-inch Schmidt-Cass. Meade LX-200; f=3000mm
B/W digital videocamera
[Moon limb and Venus Crescent]
May 21, 2004
León, Spain
More images at this site

After the Venus Occultation

[960 x 780 pix - 19k]

Sandor Kovacs
GSO 200/1200 Dobson; projection
SONY Cyber-shot
May 21, 2004
Pilisvorosvar, Hungary

Venus after Egress

[640 x 603 pix - 193k]

Domenico Licchelli
Osservatorio del Fiorini
APO 75mm f/5 + Barlow 3X
TouCam Pro; RGB - 40 frames, 1/250 sec
May 21, 2004 UT
Lecce, Italy

Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[230 x 428 pix - 28k]

Manfred Nehonsky
Zeiss AS100/1000 Refractor and 9mm eyepiece
Pentax-Optio330 DigiCam
May 21, 2004, 11:21 UT
Michelbach, Austria

After the Occultation

[500 x 362 pix - 55k]

Valentin Velkov
80mm f/15 + 25mm eyepiece projection
Konica 200 ASA
Exposure: 1/30 sec
May 21, 2004
Varna, Bulgaria

Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[551 x 500 pix - 69k]

A. Sonka, M. Dascalu and I. Cascaval
Bucharest Astroclub,
150mm refractor, f/34
Philips ToU Webcam
May 21, 2004, 11:36 UT
Bucharest, Romania

Venus Occultation (Egress)

[547 x 500 pix - 109k]

A. Sonka, M. Dascalu and I. Cascaval
Bucharest Astroclub,
150mm refractor, f/17
Philips ToU Webcam
May 21, 2004, 13:02 UT
Bucharest, Romania

Venus' Crescent after Egress

[551 x 500 pix - 69k]

Radu Gherase
Bucharest Astroclub,
C5 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
17mm eyepiece projection
Canon Powershot A60, ISO 50
Exposure: 1/1000 sec
May 21, 2004, 13:07 UT
Bucharest, Romania

Venus' Crescent after Egress

[217 x 236 pix - 33k]

Laszló Zsiga
Planet Observers' Network,
Hungarian Astronomical Association
200/1000 Newton
ToUcam
May 21, 2004
Hungary

Venus Occultation (Egress)Venus Occultation (Egress)

[Animated GIF - 227 x 135 pix - 465k]

Ivan Mkhitarov
[Krasnodar Astronomy Club]
SkyWatcher Newton 200/1000mm
Philips ToUCam Pro 470
20 seconds/frame
May 21, 2004
Krasnodar, Russian Federation

After the Venus Occultation

[Animated GIF - 230 x 175 pix - 70k]

Ivan Mkhitarov
[Krasnodar Astronomy Club]
SkyWatcher Newton 200/1000mm
Philips ToUCam Pro 470
May 21, 2004
Krasnodar, Russian Federation

Venus Occultation (Egress)

[737 x 533 pix - 223k]

Rijk-Jan Koppejan
[Philippus Lansbergen Observatory] 8 x 50 telescope
Coolpix 4500 ISO 200 ; 1/15 sec
8 frames combined
May 21, 2004
Middelburg, The Netherlands
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Venus Occultation

[737 x 384 pix - 167k]

Carlo and Alessandro Cuman
AP 155mm refractor f/7
TouCam Pro II
Composite of 10 frames
May 21, 2004
Lonigo, Italy

Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[640 x 512 pix - 124k]

Anthony Ayiomamitis
14-inch Celestron SCT
Losmandy G-11 GEM
Baader IR-cut filter
Canon EOS 300D at ISO 800
Exp.: 7 x 1/3200 sec
May 21, 2004, 11:35:00 - 11:37:15 UT
Athens, Greece
[More information at this site.]

Venus Occultation - Egress

[Animated GIF - 335 x 361 pix - 1.1M]

Statis Kalyvas
8-inch Meade LX200 f/10
Starlight MXC-5
[Composite of 14 0.1-sec exposures with variable polarizing filter]
May 21, 2004, 12:45 UT
Thessaloniki, Greece

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last modified: 2004/12/29