An incredible day! I was literally speechless when I first saw that little round dot appear. I shared it with my dad and he couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was an unforgettable experience. I still can't get over what I saw and believe me it took a long time for me to want to take down my equipment so I could still feel some "connection" with the event.

Photo details: Coronado SolarMax60 filter, Borg 77ED refractor, Lumenera SkyNyx 2-1M camera.

Just setting up to get some images of transit, when an airplane entered the frame!

"We were setup at the Univ. of TX - Dallas campus for students and faculty to partake the in transit event. Live video feed of the transit was displayed on my laptop for guests to see."

Photo details: Lumenera SKYnyx 2-1 attached to a Coronado SolarMax90 on a Tak NJP mount.

Image was taken at 0:08 UT just before Contact III, showing the "teardrop effect."

Photo details: 8 inch SCT with a Baader solar filter, Toucam Pro camera, and stacked 55 frames in RegiStax 3. Seeing was very poor.

Photo details: Coronado MaxScope 90 and a Canon 20Da.

"The clouds cleared just in time!"

Photo details: 6-inch Astro-Physics refractor, Baader AstroSolar film, SBIG ST-10 CCD camera with a narrow bandpass hydrogen-alpha filter.

Transit watching in Argentina...

A binocular projection of the transit.

The 'scope covers were on and off as I played hide and seek with rain showers, followed by a game of peek-a-boo with the clouds. It was agonizing. I had everything in focus, ready to go, just hoping for a 10 second clear spell. Here is a composite image of some of the video frames caught between breaks in clouds.