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Venus – Transit 08.06.2004 Activities in Luxembourg. Beidweiler: AAL. Luxembourg: AL / LAML LTAM LTJBM. National Node : Musée Nat. d’Hist. Naturelle. Esch/Alzette: LGE. Schifflange.
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Venus – Transit08.06.2004Activities in Luxembourg Beidweiler: AAL Luxembourg: AL / LAML LTAM LTJBM National Node : Musée Nat. d’Hist. Naturelle Esch/Alzette: LGE Schifflange
Web-Sites : Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle : www.mnhn.lu Commune de Schifflange : www.schifflange.lu Athénée de Luxembourg : www.al.lu Lycée Techn. des Arts et Métiers : www.ltam.lu/physique Lycée de Garçon : www.lge.lu/physique Lycée Techn. Josy Barthel : www.ltjbm.lu/vt-2004.phpAstronomes Amateurs du Luxembourg : www.aal.lu Astronomes Amateurs du Luxembourg (AAL) • created in 1971 • ~ 150 members • meetings, lectures, observations • lectures in primary schools • observing and filming the Venus-Transit
Venus – Transit08.06.2004The Observation at the LTAM(Lycée Technique des Arts et Métiers) Method: projection of the image of the sun through the optics of a binocular recording the picture with a webcam and a digital camera poster + evaluation with students (12GE) Advantages: rather simple construction few specialized and cheap materials easy to be realized by oneself
Venus – Transit08.06.2004The Equipment 2. Webcam (Mobotix) 3. Frame 4. Dig. Camera Canon G2 5. Equ. Mounting 1. Optics (12x50)
Venus – Transit08.06.2004First Test-Picture (Mobotix) Diameter of the Sun: 15 cm Diameter of Venus: 4 mm