• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Venus Transit: June 5th, 2012 - 5 pm - 8 pm

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Drew.Gardonia

On June 5th, 2012, the planet Venus will transit between the sun and the Earth. To the casual observer, it will appear as a tiny black ball against the Sun's surface. The transit will take place between 5 pm and 8 pm central time.

Venus Transit 2012: An Observer's Guide (Infographic) | Space.com

I've been invited by the Middle Tennessee State University Astronomy Club to bring my Canon 7D to the Observatory on campus and they will provide adapters to connect my camera with their telescope to get pictures of this lifetime event.

The next Venus transit is not going to happen again until 2117.

I can't wait to see the kinds of images this will produce, should be incredibly awesome.

I just hope we have clear skies and good weather for this.
 
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It is a joy to watch these 'limited' events unfold live.

If you own a telescope of any size you can really get in on the action regardless of solar filters, I managed to capture the first one with a cheap-o telescope and an even cheaper digital camera (my first) back in 2004. 12 days after my first tornado... good times!



CAUTION: The warped edge of the projection is the plastic warping from intense solar heating, bigger more professional telescopes are often made of metal and more resilient to these issues. I recall lighting a friends cigarette with this telescope using nothing but the sun... that telescope has been to hell and back!
 
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View from my kitchen, through the window (90°+ outside) using Canon 40D with 70-200L and no. 8 welding glass.
 
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just let me know what I win :D Canon 7D attached to a Meade LX90 EMC telescope

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9x magnification. not real bright, tried adding ISO but it didn't work, just made things darker. lots of vibration too from people walking on the grass around the telescope.
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this image is the result of the sun dipping into the top of the tree line, and the leaves were blowing a bit in the wind, and created this effect.
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