Venus' Phases (Composite Images)

Phases of Venus

[821 x 470 pix - 110k]

Zlatko Kovacevic
Celeston SC G-8 with ToUCam Pro
January 24 to May 4, 2004
Virovitica, Croatia
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Phases of Venus

[565 x 255 pix - 10k]

Mike Cripps
Neatherd High School Astronomy Club
Orion ED 80mm Apo-Refractor + Philips Webcam
[Three images showing the phase change as Venus approaches us in its orbit]
March 13, April 11 and 22, 2004
Dereham, United Kingdom
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Phases of Venus

[1500 x 418 pix - 223k]

Erling S. Nordøy
10-inch Meade LX 200
Philips ToUcam Pro 740k
[Frames Combined]
March 15 - May 13, 2004
Tromsø Norway
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Venus' Phases [Montage]

[400 x 348 pix - 9k]

Hans-Göran Lindberg
Newton 254 120/2602mm
Mintron MS-168EP
April 8 to May 10, 2004
Kärrbo Observatory
Skultuna, Sweden
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The Phases of Venus

[600 x 600 pix - 37k]

Statis Kalyvas
4.5-inch Mizar telescope
Nikon Coolpix 750
February 27 - June 8, 2004
Thessaloniki, Greece

February - April 2004

Venus' Disc

[424 x 307 pix - 29k]

Tamás Ladányi
Planet Observers' Network,
Hungarian Astronomical Association 250/3550 C; webcamera
February 20, 2004, 17:04 UT
Hungary

Venus' Disc

[320 x 240 pix - 14k]

Dave Lills
Shannonside Astronomy Club
12-inch Meade Schmidt Cassegrain Lx200
Philips Toucam Pro camera
[Combining 150 images]
March 5, 2004
Limerick, Ireland

Venus' Disc

[384 x 277 pix - 30k]

Tamás Ladányi
Planet Observers' Network,
Hungarian Astronomical Association 250/3550 C; webcamera
March 6, 2004, 17:06 UT
Hungary

Venus' Crescent

[197 x 235 pix - 18k]

Laszló Zsiga
Planet Observers' Network,
Hungarian Astronomical Association 200/1000 Newton
ToUcam with UV+IR blocking filter;
March 18, 2004, 18:06 UT
Hungary

Venus in early April

[227 x 340 pix - 29k]

Gábor Szendröi
Planet Observers' Network,
Hungarian Astronomical Association 355/1500 Newton
Philips ToUcam
April 3, 2004, 17:26 UT
Hungary

Venus in Daytime

[476 x 388 pix - 13k]

G. Avila, F. Delplancke, C. Guirao, J. Rodriguez
Amateur Group for Astronomy Projects at ESO (AGAPE)
CGE-14-inch Celestron
Nikon D-100 with CCD RGB 12-bit (3kx2k)
[Test for Venus occultation on May 21]
April 22, 2004, 12:00 UT
Garching, Germany
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Venus' Crescent

[165 x 195 pix - 18k]

Laszló Zsiga
Planet Observers' Network,
Hungarian Astronomical Association 200/1000 Newton
ToUcam with UV+IR blocking filter;
April 22, 2004, 18:14 UT
Hungary

Venus' Crescent

[640 x 480 pix - 24 k]

Olivier Maréchal
Spa Astronomy Group
Telescope TAKAHASHI CN 212 and webcam
April 23, 2004
Spa, Belgium

Venus' Crescent

[620 x 453 pix - 10k]
[With text - 620 x 453 pix - 10k]

Robert Wielinga
200/1600mm refractor
351 webcam images stacked
[Left: colours caused by atmospheric refraction; Right: corrected]
April 26, 2004, 19:38 UT
Utrecht, The Netherlands

May 2004

Venus' Crescent

[388 x 288 pix - 35k]

Jean-Luc Mairlot
Spa Astronomy Group
Camera Vesta Pro with CG11 telescope and Barlow Televue Powermate 2,5x
[composite of 299 images]
May 2, 2004
La Fosse, Belgium

Venus' Crescent Getting Slimmer

[338 x 432 pix - 30k]

Zlatko Kovacevic
Celeston SC G-8 with ToUCam Pro
May 4, 2004, 19:48 UT
Virovitica, Croatia
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Venus' Crescent

[900 x 630 pix - 126k]

Erling S. Nordøy
10-inch Meade LX 200
Philips ToUcam Pro 740k
[300 frames combined]
May 7, 2004, 15:41 UT
Tromsø Norway
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The Crescent of Venus

[640 x 449 pix - 56k]

Frank Brandl
8-inch SC telescope; f/30; ToUCam Pro
Baader IR/UV-cut filter; 300 images combined
[Venus only 10.5° above horizon]
May 16, 2004, 20:42 UT
Steinheim, Germany

Daytime Venus

[640 x 480 pix - 27k]

Dave Storey
16-inch Meade + ToUCam
May 18, 2004, 13:56 UT Isle of Man, UK

Daytime Venus

[640 x 480 pix - 25k]

Dave Storey
16-inch Meade f/10 + ToUCam
[Processed image] May 18, 2004, 14:04 UT Isle of Man, UK

The Very Thin Crescent of Venus

[300 x 300 pix - 12k]

Herbert Raab
[ Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft]
50cm Cassegrain telescope; f/10
Wratten 29 (deep red) filter
Mintron 12V1C-EX B/W video camera
25 frames (of 1500) averaged
May 20, 2004, 09:11 UT
Linz, Austria

Venus' Crescent

[239 x 244 pix - 10k]

Dán András
Planet Observers' Network,
Hungarian Astronomical Association 6-inch ApoF20
Webcam
May 21, 2004, 15:40 UT
Hungary

Venus' Very Slim Crescent

[205 x 213 pix - 14k]

Timo-Pekka Metsälä
Atik ATK-1C Camera
[Composite of 2145 images]
[In daytime - Venus 20° and the Sun 5° above the horizon, respectively]
May 23, 2004, 18:14 UT Espoo, Finland

Venus' Crescent

[140 x 133 pix - 4k]

Hans-Göran Lindberg
Newton 120/2602mm
Mintron MS-168EP
B/W Camera UV + MV-1 filter + dark-green filter
May 24, 2004 - UT 13:00
[Illuminated fraction 7.2%]
Kärrbo Observatory
Skultuna, Sweden
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Venus' Slim Crescent

[720 x 576 pix - 58k]

Daniel Crussaire
[Paris Observatory]
4-inch Takahashi fluorite refractor
PixeLINK CMOS 1260x1024/10 bit camera; f/16
Composite of 18 frames; each 0.008 sec
May 28, 2004, 10:40 - 10:45 UT
Meudon, France

Venus' Extremely Narrow Crescent

[300 x 300 pix - 10k]

Herbert Raab
[ Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft]
50-cm f/10 Cassegrain reflector
Wratten 29 (deep red) filter
Mintron 12V1C-EX B/W video camera
2-min video sequence processed
May 31, 2004, 09:35 UT
Linz, Austria

June 2004 - Before the Transit

Venus' Extremely Thin Crescent

[428 x 417 pix - 19k]

Rob Johnson
[Liverpool Astronomical Society] 14-inch GOTO reflector with 3X Barlow lens
Red (#25) filter
Philips ToUCam Pro 740K
1-min sequence in "boiling" seeing Processed with Registax and Photoshop June 1, 2004, 17:46 UT
Liverpool, UK
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Venus' Very Slim Crescent

[114 x 128 pix - 1k]

Hans-Göran Lindberg
Newton 120/2602mm
Mintron MS-168EP
MW-1 and dark-green filter
June 2, 2004, 13:01 UT
Kärrbo Observatory
Skultuna, Sweden
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Venus' Very Slim Crescent

[445 x 444 pix - 4k]

Carsten A. Arnholm
Vixen 90mm refractor
Philips ToUcam 740k with Baader IRB filter
June 3, 2004, 18:00 UT
Norway

Venus Approaching the Ring Phenomenon

[300 x 166 pix - 5k]

Hans-Göran Lindberg
120-mm refractor f=2000mm
Mintron MS-168EP
MW-1 filter
[Left: original image; Right: processed to better see the full extent of the crescent]
June 5, 2004, 06:30 UT
Kärrbo Observatory
Skultuna, Sweden
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Venus' Approaching the "Ring" Shape

[128 x 128 pix - 2k]

Timo-Pekka Metsälä
102mm Maksutov-Cassegrain f/13
ATK-2HS camera
Composite of 700 frames
[Venus only 5° from the Sun]
June 5, 2004, 10:28 UT Espoo, Finland

Venus Before the Transit

[578 x 358 pix - 71k]

Paolo R. Lazzarotti
Astrophysics AP130 f/6 telescope with 2x Barlow APO
BW sensor Vesta PRO
[Composite of 250 frames] More images at this site
June 5, 2004, 13:33 UT
Massa, Italy

Venus Approaching the "Ring"

[301 x 317 pix - 23k]

Carsten A. Arnholm
10-inch SC f/6.8
MX916 CCD camera
June 5, 2004, 14:20 UT
Norway

Venus' Approaching the "Ring" Shape

[640 x 512 pix - 24k]

Pic du Midi Observatory
50 cm refractor - Coupole Tourelle
[Venus only 3° from the Sun!]
June 6, 2004, 06:22 UT Pic du Midi, France
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Venus Approaching the "Ring"

[513 x 513 pix - 5k]

Carsten A. Arnholm
Vixen 90mm refractor
Philips ToUcam 740k with Baader IRB filter
June 6, 2004, 07:46 UT
Norway

Venus Before the Transit

[578 x 358 pix - 74k]

Paolo R. Lazzarotti
Astrophysics AP130 f/6 telescope with 2x Barlow APO
BW sensor Vesta PRO
[Composite of 600 frames] More images at this site
June 6, 2004, 11:07 UT
Massa, Italy

Venus - 240-deg Crescent

[677 x 337 pix - 166k]

Ivan Majchrovic, Roman Piffl, Miroslav Grnja and Pavel Rapavy
[members of the VT-2004 observations group of the Slovak Union of Amateur Astronomers]
160/2450mm refractor + 2x Barlow
CCD color camera SHT
Exposure 0.002 sec
[Composite of three frames; Left: Original view; Right: Negative print to show better the extent of the crescent]
June 6, 2004, 12:43 UT Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia

Venus' Crescent Nearing the "Ring"

[500 x 480 pix - 139k]

Zsolt Kereszty
Corona Borealis Observatory
14-inch f/10 LX200GPS with 20mm Meade eyepice (projection)
FUJI Finepix S-7000 camera
Exposure 1/1000 sec
June 6, 2004, 15:12 UT
Gyorujbarat, Hungary

Venus Approaching the "Ring"

[649 x 540 pix - 39k]

Pete Lawrence
VIXEN FL-102s 4-inch refractor; f/9
Canon 10D; ISO 100; 1/350 sec
June 6, 2004, 15:23 UT
Selsey, UK

After the Transit

Venus After the Transit

[578 x 358 pix - 84k]

Paolo R. Lazzarotti
Astrophysics AP130 f/6 telescope with 2x Barlow APO
BW sensor Vesta PRO
[Composite of 600 frames] More images at this site
June 10, 2004, 12:28 UT
Massa, Italy

Venus After the Transit

[578 x 358 pix - 78k]

Paolo R. Lazzarotti
Astrophysics AP130 f/6 telescope with 2x Barlow APO
BW sensor Vesta PRO
[Composite of 700 frames] More images at this site
June 11, 2004, 10:43 UT
Massa, Italy

Venus Grows Again

[187 x 214 pix - 5k]

Hans-Göran Lindberg
Newtonian telescope 150/2602mm
Mintron MS-168EP
Omag Yellow Filter + MV-1
July 1, 2004, 08:26 UT
Kärrbo Observatory
Skultuna, Sweden
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Half-Venus

[89 x 135 pix - 3k]

Hans-Göran Lindberg
Newtonian telescope 120/2602mm
Mintron MS-168EP; no filter
August 17, 2004, 09:12 UT
Kärrbo Observatory
Skultuna, Sweden
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"Half-Venus" in the Morning Sky

[650 x 540 - 71k]

Ralph Vandebergh
250mm Newtonian telescope; f/38.4
ATC-2C Colour CCD
IR filter
Composite of 56 frames at 1/100 sec
[Through turbulent atmopshere]
August 17, 2004, 04:19:51 UT
The Netherlands

"Half-Venus" in the Morning Sky

[650 x 540 - 68k]

Ralph Vandebergh
250mm Newtonian telescope; f/38.4
ATC-2C Colour CCD
Composite of 285 frames at 1/100 sec
[Through turbulent atmopshere]
August 18, 2004, 03:56:58 UT
The Netherlands

Half-Venus

[296 x 326 pix - 18k]

Hans-Göran Lindberg
Newtonian telescope 100/2602mm
Mintron MS-168EP with filters
September 13, 2004, 07:15 UT
Kärrbo Observatory
Skultuna, Sweden
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