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Venus Transit at the Beach
June 8, 2004

Chuck Dibbs, Planetarium Director, set up at the Virginia Beach Boardwalk at 15th Street between 5:30 a.m. & 7:25 a.m. the morning of June 8, 2004. Although it was an overcast day, the sun peaked through long enough to get some views of the transit.


Sunrise from the boardwalk

Sunrise at Virginia Beach

Chuck setting up for the transit

Projecting transit onto white surface

Projecting transit

Projection of transit on cardboard

Projection of transit on cardboard

View of transit through telescope

View of transit through telescope

Photos courtesy David J. Canton

 
 
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