June 8th 2004
6:00 am to 7:25 am EDT
Michigan State University
East Lansing Michigan
The Transit of Venus through a Celestron NexStar 80mm refractor with a solar filter.
Photo by John French
A nice crowd watching the Transit.
Photo by John French
Mary Gowans showing the transit with her very nice old Unitron refractor.
Photo by John French
Mary Gowans with the Sun and Venus on the screen.
Photo by John French
Shane Horvatin and Jennifer Easton watching the transit with a Sunspotter.
Photo by Dave Batch
Rear projection screen on a funnel on a C5 Telescope.
Photo by Dave Batch
The silhouette of Venus on the rear projector.
Photo by Dave Batch
Venus is getting closer to the limb of the Sun.
Photo by Dave Batch
The Transit of Venus projected through a Meade 8 inch reflector at 3rd contact.
Photo by John French
Can you see the black drop?
Photo by Dave Batch
Viewing with the NexStar 80 mm and solar filter.
Photo by Gene Parker
Viewing with a Sunspotter.
Photo by Gene Parker
Getting a picture with a long lens and a solar filter.
Photo by Gene Parker
Watching the transit at sunrise.
Photo by Dave Batch
More people watching the transit of Venus.
Photo by Dave Batch
Dave Batch photographing people photographing the Transit of Venus.
Photo by Gene Parker
The Sun and Venus seen without a solar filter at sunrise.
Photo by Bob Miller
The early morning haze was good enough to block the glare of the sun.
Photo by Bob Miller
Now can you see the black drop?
Photo by Gene Parker
There's the black drop effect!
Photo by Gene Parker
The Transit in a Box!
Photo by John French
Some guy watching the Transit of Venus with eclipse glasses.
Photo by Mary Gowans