Venus Transit 08/06/04 - Douglas Thomson

(Heading for 4th Contact) Wispy cloud tries unsuccessfully to block the view as the 'black spot' of Venus heads for 4th Contact during it's egress from the face of the Sun. Taken at approximately 12:05 using a Canon EOS300 film-based SLR through solar filter-equipped Helios 4" f10 refractor. Exposure time 1/500 sec. Douglas Thomson