2004 Venus Transit Photo Gallery

Part B

Photographs by Fred Espenak

On June 8, 2004, the planet Venus passed across the disk of the Sun in a rare transit. The last such transit occurred in 1882 so the astronomical community was eager to witness this historic event. The complete details can be found at the NASA Transit of Venus website. The following photographs were taken from Sounion, Greece where the entire transit was visible.

Full Disk Animations of the 2004 Venus Transit

The following QuickTime animations were produced by combining a sequence of still images taken throughout the transit. The individual photos were taken with a Nikon D100 and a Vixen 80mm flourite refractor. Several sizes and resolutions are available:

• Small Animation (QuickTime - 432 KB)
• Medium Animation (QuickTime - 812 KB)
• Large Animation (QuickTime - 1.4 MB)

Half Disk Animations of the 2004 Venus Transit

The following QuickTime animations were produced by combining a sequence of still images taken throughout the transit. The individual photos were taken with a Nikon D100 and a Vixen 80mm flourite refractor. A higher magnification than the previous animations results in a close-up of the southern half of the Sun's disk during the transit. Several sizes and resolutions are available:

• Small Animation (QuickTime - 432 KB)
• Medium Animation (QuickTime - 1.0 MB)
• Large Animation (QuickTime - 1.3 MB)

Please visit: 2004 Transit of Venus Photo Gallery: Part A

All photographs and animations are copyright by Fred Espenak.
Please contact him (at MrEclipse) for all uses of these images
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Last revised: 2004 Aug 15