Transit of Venus - 8 June 2004

Image shows Venus with the 'black drop' effect.

8 June 2004 - 2:58pm CST

Taken near Yunta, South Australia.

Photos taken using an OLYMPUS 750UZ digital camera, using manual focus. The camera was attached, via a William Optics 40mm DCL adaptor, to a 4.5 inch newtonian telescope with a solar filter. ASA was set to 400, with an F-stop of 3.7. Film speed was 1/500th of a second.