European Southern Observatory (ESO)European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE) Observatoire de ParisInstitut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides (IMCCE)Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic The Venus Transit 2004 European Science & Technology Week 2004Visit the websites of the VT-2004 organisers

The Venus Transit 2004

... Video Clips



This page contains video clips obtained during the Venus Transit.

Note also the various animations which are available at the VT-2004 website.


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Venus Occultation (Ingress)

Venus Occultation (Ingress)

[Quick Time - 360 x 288 pix - 1:36 min - 14.3M]

Herbert Raab
[ Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft]
50cm Cassegrain telescope; f/10
Wratten 29 (deep red) filter
Mintron 12V1C-EX B/W video camera
May 21, 2004
Linz, Austria

Venus Observed through the Turbulent Atmosphere

Venus Observed through the Turbulent Atmosphere

[Quick Time - 360 x 288 pix - 0:40 min - 6.1M]
Zorko Vicar, Dejan Kolaric, Klemen Blokar, Peter Mihor and Matija Katelic
[ Astronomical Group of Gymnasium Sentvid-Ljubljana]
10-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain - f/10 with 10mm eyepiece
Canon A6 - Digital Camera
[A typical example of the negative influence of turbulence in the terrestrial atmosphere on the image quality]
May 24, 2004
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Test Observations of the Sun

Test Observations of the Sun

[Quick Time - 360 x 288 pix - 0:40 min - 10.1M]

G. Avila, F. Delplancke, C. Guirao, J. Rodriguez
Amateur Group for Astronomy Projects at ESO (AGAPE)
CGE-14-inch Celestron
Canon EOS 10D
1 exposure each 8 sec
1 sec video corresponds to 100 sec real time [Test for Venus Transit webcam - through drifting clouds]
June 1, 2004, 10:00 UT
Garching, Germany
More images at this site

Preview of 1/3 of Popularis Video

Preview of 1/3 of Popularis Video

[MPEG - 360 x 288 pix - 11min - 83.4M]

Hera Film, Prague
[Observations of the transit and the involvement of students and their teachers; complete film will become available later]
May 2004
Prague, Czech Republic

Venus Transit - 2nd Contact

Venus Transit - 2nd Contact

[Quick Time - 360 x 288 pix - 0:15 min - 5M]

G. Avila, F. Delplancke, C. Guirao, J. Rodriguez
Amateur Group for Astronomy Projects at ESO (AGAPE)
CGE-14-inch Celestron
Canon EOS 10D
1 exposure each 8 sec
1 sec video corresponds to 100 sec real time June 8, 2004
Garching, Germany
More images at this site

Venus Transit - Part II

Venus Transit - Part II

[Quick Time - 360 x 288 pix - 0:50 min - 16M]

G. Avila, F. Delplancke, C. Guirao, J. Rodriguez
Amateur Group for Astronomy Projects at ESO (AGAPE)
CGE-14-inch Celestron
Canon EOS 10D
1 exposure each 8 sec
1 sec video corresponds to 100 sec real time June 8, 2004
Garching, Germany
More images at this site

Venus Transit - Part III

Venus Transit - Part III

[Quick Time - 360 x 288 pix - 0:19 min - 4.6M]

G. Avila, F. Delplancke, C. Guirao, J. Rodriguez
Amateur Group for Astronomy Projects at ESO (AGAPE)
CGE-14-inch Celestron
Canon EOS 10D
1 exposure each 8 sec
1 sec video corresponds to 100 sec real time June 8, 2004
Garching, Germany
More images at this site

Venus Transit - End

Venus Transit - End

[Quick Time - 360 x 288 pix - 0:40 min - 9.0M]

G. Avila, F. Delplancke, C. Guirao, J. Rodriguez
Amateur Group for Astronomy Projects at ESO (AGAPE)
CGE-14-inch Celestron
Canon EOS 10D
1 exposure each 8 sec
1 sec video corresponds to 100 sec real time June 8, 2004
Garching, Germany
More images at this site

Venus Transit - Complete

Venus Transit - Complete

[Quick Time - 360 x 288 pix - 2:50 min - 45.8M]

G. Avila, F. Delplancke, C. Guirao, J. Rodriguez
Amateur Group for Astronomy Projects at ESO (AGAPE)
CGE-14-inch Celestron
Canon EOS 10D
1 exposure each 8 sec
1 sec video corresponds to 100 sec real time This video is the combination of the four sequences presented here, in slightly lower quality in order to limit the file size June 8, 2004
Garching, Germany
More images at this site

Venus Transit - The Path

Venus Transit - The Path

[Quick Time - 599 x 301 pix - 0:08 min - 2.6M]

Andrej Lajovic, Zorko Vicar, Dejan Kolaric, Klemen Blokar, Peter Milhor, Matija Kastelic
Astronomical Group of Gymnasium Sentvid-Ljubljana
80-mm refractor f/5
Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000
June 8, 2004
Ljubljana, Slovenia
More images at this site

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