Venus and Photospheric Granules
This image was taken by Ralph Vandebergh from the Netherlands on June 8, 2004.
The Black Drop Phenomenon
This image was taken by the Astronomical School of Odessa from Odessa, Ukraine on June 8, 2004.
Venus Transit Real-Time Lesson
The transit, or passage, of Venus across the face of the Sun is one of nature’s rarest celestial phenomena. This image was taken by John Thorpe from Perth, Australia on June 8, 2004.
Transiting Venus and the Airplane
Vaclav Priban took this image of the the transit, or passage, of Venus across the face of the sun in Prague on June 8, 2004.
Horrocks and Crabtree Experiment
Photographers Michael Fraser and Alex Farrell saw the first 2.5 hours of transit at Penwortham, Australia (33° 55' S 138° 38' E) on a sunny winter afternoon before the sun set, June 8, 2004. Several telescopes, filters, welding glass, eclipse shades were used to capture the image, including a re-enactment of Horrocks & Crabtree in 1639 — a cheap refractor stopped down to 30 mm, with Barlow lens & Huygens eyepiece, projecting an image onto paper.
Comprehensive School
The June 8, 2004, transit was captured by Pavel Pasta in Zabreh, Czech Republic.
Projected Transit
The June 8, 2004, transit of Venus was captured by John Boyd in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
TRACE Image of Venus Transit (Ingress)
The complete Venus transit was observed from the NASA "Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE)" mission in white light on June 8, 2004.
Venus Transit from Ukraine
This image was taken by the Astronomical School of Odessa from Odessa, Ukraine on June 8, 2004.
Venus' Path Across the Sun
This image was taken by the VT-2004 team on June 8, 2004, in Rimavska Subota, Slovakia.
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