The physics department at the University of Vermont offered a public viewing of the transit of Venus. The sun rose around 5 a.m., but the clouds did not clear until around 6:00, leaving about 1:24:00 left to view the transit. |
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The physics department at the University of Vermont offered a public viewing of the transit of Venus. The sun rose around 5 a.m., but the clouds did not clear until around 6:00, leaving about 1:24:00 left to view the transit. |
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The 5th floor lobby window to the East was blocked off with black plastic and a heliostat was aligned on the roof outside, directing sunlight into the darkened lobby. |
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An Eastman Kodak 36" f/8 aerial reconnaissance telephoto lens in conjunction with a surplus projection lens was used to image the transit. |
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The image was formed on a screen about 20' away, allowing easy viewing for about 12 early risers. Kelvin Chu and Don Manley supplied bagels and muffins. |
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A 4" Questar fitted with a 4 - 80x eyepiece and a Nikon Coolpix 990 digital camera was used to take the pictures at the link below. |
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A monitor was connected to the video output of the digital camera, also a computer was available for checking on the progress of the transit at other locations. |
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A mid-transit collection of viewers. |
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Hammond and Chu going through post-transit depression. |
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