MHB Venus - Transit of VenusWhat did I capture during the recent transit of Venus?

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The discussion centers on the transit of Venus that occurred on June 5/6, with specific focus on the viewing conditions experienced. The Sun rose at approximately 04:40 BST, but cloud cover obstructed visibility initially. As the clouds cleared around 05:45 BST, the user managed to capture images of the Sun using a full aperture solar filter on a 70mm refractor. Despite not seeing Venus directly, an enhancement of the photos revealed a small notch on the Sun's edge, presumed to be Venus. The user also compared these images to a clearer photo taken during the previous transit in 2004. The conversation includes light-hearted remarks about the rarity of such events, noting that missing both the 2004 and 2012 transits may seem careless, with a humorous suggestion to wait another century for the next opportunity.
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As you may know there was a transit of Venus on the 5/6th of June. The Sun rose here at ~04:40 BST with the transit in progress, however at that time there was cloud on the Eastern horizon to an elevation of 10-20 degrees, so no chance of seeing the transit. Just before leaving for work at about 05:45 BST the cloud started to clear and I grabed the full apperture solar filter off of the 70mm refractor and my camera and rushed over the road to where the Sun was visible and snapped some pictures through the filter, as far as I could see there was nothing to be seen of Venus, but on "enhancing" the pixs (mainly gamma adjustment) I found:

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Venus (I presume) is the tiny notch on the edge of the Sun in the top right of the images.

The Sun was gone within minutes of snapping the pixs.

For comparison here is the best pix from the previous transit in 2004, taken with a more primitive camera but through the 70mm refractor (stopped down to ~25mm apperture and with clear skies, and less processing):

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Don't worry guys. If you missed it, just wait another 100 years.
 
Jayden said:
Don't worry guys. If you missed it, just wait another 100 years.

Missing it both times (2004 and 2012) begins to look like carelessness (Sun)...(Sun) (Nerd)

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