Description:
Time lapse of the transit of Venus on 8th June 2004.
The actual elapsed time for the timelapse of the transit of Venus was 7 minutes. A frame was taken every 15 seconds, starting at 10:20am and finishing at 10:27 GMT, location Haworth UK - N53°50.040 W001°57.024
If you missed the transit, the next time it happens in the UK is on Dec 11th 2117! There is a transit on 6th June 2012 but will only be visible in the Pacific, Australasia and Eastern Asia.
Remember NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN. Do not attempt to photograph the sun with a camera as you are likely to damage the equipment, you will need special filters.
The file size is 115kb and will take 1 - 3min on a 56k modem, you will need flash. |
