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| (Elsah, IL) A view of Venus as it starts to transit across the space between the Earth and the Sun. Venus is the larger dark circle at approximately 8:00 on the image of the Sun. You can also see sunspots on the face of the sun. They are the smaller dark spots visible across the face of the Sun. |
Venus just crossed the face of the Sun.. that is if your vantage point is someplace on Earth. Won't happen here in the Midwestern US again until 2117. Thought I really should try to see it this time rather than next.
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| (Elsah, IL) Dr. Thomas Fuller, the man in charge of the telescope at the Principia College observatory, adjusts the focus of the telescope that was used to provide the image above. |
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| (Elsah, IL) The Principia College observatory sits atop a high concrete and steel platform so that it has an unobstructed view of the sky. |
Images were shot with Leica digital rangefinder with Leica and Voigtlander lenses. The Leica lens was used to place up against the telescope eyepiece to capture the Sun and Venus image. The Summicron lens dates from 1958. The other two images were shot with a Voigtlander 12mm Ultra-Wide Heliar. Great lens for tight spaces.
More pics at:
http://www.michaelrweaver.com/p663271124
