Public Observation of the Venus 2004 Transit in Hradec Králové (Czech Republic)

Experience with demonstration of the Sun...
(& instruments to be used for VT 2004 observation)

• refractor D = 200 mm; f = 3500 mm (eyepiece projection)
  • demonstration of photosphere on the screen
  • photography of projected Sun using Olympus Camedia C-2000 Z digital camera
  • recording of the projected image by SONY DCR-TRV75E digital camcorder with transmission to internet (dream)
• coronograph D = 105 mm; f = 2000 mm
  (CCTV videocamera; image corrector - contrast enhancement)
  • demonstration of solar prominences on the monitor
  • recording of the image on VCR S-VHS
  • digitalisation of the individual images from the recorded video
  
• Maksutov-Cassegrain D = 150 mm; f = 2250 mm
  • photography in primary focus with Baader Astro Solar filter; Canon EOS 300 D digital camera
• other instruments
  • refractor D = 90 mm; f = 1300 mm (projection)
  • Cassegrain D = 150 mm; f = 2250 mm (projection)
  • large binoculars 25×100 with built-in filter

03/10/28 10:13 UT	03/10/28 10:14 UT	03/10/28 10:14 UT	03/10/28 10:16 UT

2002/09/09

04/04/27 08:02 UT	04/04/27 09:03 UT	04/04/27 12:05/12:07 UT

... especially with 2003 Mercury transit

Advisory service & co-operation with teachers

• regular performances in planetarium
• postcard with VT 2004 scheme for Czech Republic
• welding filters no. 14 (glass in the envelope)
• welding filters as sunglasses nos. 14 and 15
• posters

• info-sheet for teachers sent to over 1000 schools in the region of eastern Bohemia
• detailed information and advisory (printed) for teachers
• website venuse.astrohk.cz ( english)

Jan Vesely ( vesely@astrohk.cz), 6. IV. 2004