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    Astrophotographers Mark Your Calenders

    On June 5th, Venus will transit the sun. I took photo's of this event back in 2004 and posted some of them here on PR. I have already marked my calender and plan on taking the day off to photograph this one as well. The next one won't happen for 105 years.

    Venus to Dance Across Sun in Rare June Skywatching Treat | 2012 Transit of Venus | Skywatching Venus Transit & 219th American Astronomical Society Meeting, AAS219 | Space.com
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    Re: Astrophotographers Mark Your Calenders

    Thanks for the head's up! Maybe this will give me time to save for a big ND filter for my 300mm, although I guess that is still going to be pretty short for shooting a dot against the sun!

    Ah, I see your sun/Venus shot here: http://precisionshotsphoto.tripod.com/id14.html Nice!
    Can you share how it was done?

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    Re: Astrophotographers Mark Your Calenders

    Quote Originally Posted by mattb View Post
    Thanks for the head's up! Maybe this will give me time to save for a big ND filter for my 300mm, although I guess that is still going to be pretty short for shooting a dot against the sun!

    Ah, I see your sun/Venus shot here: Astrophotography Nice!
    Can you share how it was done?
    I took my Venus transit shots with my Nikon N80 (this was a couple of years before I went digital) shooting slides (Sensia 100 as I recall). My N80 was attached to my Celestron C8 telescope, so I had a 2032mm lens.

    You never want to look at the sun without the proper protection, so verify that your ND filter is going to be strong enough! I have a solar filter for my C8, so observing/photographing the sun isn't an issue for me.

    I think 300mm will give you decent photo's, with a very discernable disk crossing the sun's face. If you're unsure, take some photo's of the moon. The full moon is about the same (apparent) size as the sun, so photo's of the moon will give you an idea of how big the sun will be. You can also buy/borrow/rent a tele-converter or a longer lens as well.
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    Re: Astrophotographers Mark Your Calenders

    Thanks! I have a 10 stop which I think was marketed as something you could point at the sun. I'll verify that before doing it for any length of time.
    I'd love to get a telescope setup going sometime. So many toys...

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    Re: Astrophotographers Mark Your Calenders

    Do you know a good way to take a picture of the sun without risking damage to your eyes?

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