[SunkenCiv]

[Credit: NASA/SDO & the AIA, EVE, and HMI teams]

[unkus]

Thanks, SunkenCiv.

[scrabblehack]

Hmmm...it’s rare? I’d have guessed it occurred more frequently with Venus subtending such a small piece of the sun.

[LibWhacker]

Posted on an observatory door:

[dragnet2]

Shot these prime focus images of the transit of Venus 6/5/2012. Looking close the "Black drop" effect can be seen in the image below, along with some sunspot chains.

This were just JPEG images, as I continue to process the RAW data images, which will have considerably better resolution/detail.

Venus is considered our sister planet as it's close to us and nearly the same size. The planet if put onto our stars surface, could easily fit into most of the sunspots seen near the middle of the image.

This shot above I was using different filters and shows Venus at nearly maximum transit.

Obtained at prime focus, with a 10" SCT, 6.3 focal reducer with a Canon 40D.