Astrophotography > Color Astrophotography Gallery > Venus Transit 2004

The planet Venus slides across the solar disc at sunrise at Myrtle Beach, SC. 

Technical details:  Taken when film had the edge in dynamic range, Fuji NPS 160 film was used to capture the entire scene at 1/500 exposure and then scanned on a Nikon 8000 scanner.  The camera used was a Pentax 6x7 through an Astro-Physics f6 Traveler telescope with a focal length of 600mm.  A Wimberly Mount also proved to be most useful.  The date of this unique astronomical event was June 8, 2004.