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Venus transition (June 8th, 2004)
This album relates the Venus transition of June 8th, 2004. Such a transition is a rare event, and can be seen as a small obscure spot that moves over the sun. The photographs have been taken by projecting the image through 15x70 binoculars mounted on a tripod onto a sheet of paper.

P6082056 Start of the Venus transition, taken from the entrance to my apartment. P6082063 Start of the Venus transition. P6082067 Venus transition. P6082068 Venus transition. P6082073 Minutes before the 3rd contact. One of my colleagues was holding the sheet of paper; his hands are now famous :) P6082076 Minutes before the 3rd contact. P6082078 Minutes before the 3rd contact. P6082081 Venus transition: about 2 minutes before the 3rd contact. P6082084 End of the Venus transition: between 3rd and 4th contact. P6082093 End of the Venus transition: between 3rd and 4th contact.