Transit of Venus, anyone?

[Kayaker72]

The forecast for this afternoon (when it will occur here in New England) is cloudy to rainy, so I will likely miss it. If I see an opening at all, I will give it a shot.

Be mindful of eye safety. When I was researching how to shoot the solar eclipse, I found several references stating that ND filters weren't good enough because they blocked visible light and not enough UV or IR. I ended up with solar (Baader) film which was equivalent to 16 stops for visible light but blocks UV/IR. Enro got a great shot and I believe he used a 10-stop ND filter but only shot in Live View. Bob got his through welders glass. So, if you don't have something specifically designed for direct observation of the sun (or #14 welders glass), my recommendation would be to never look through your eye piece and use live view only (so if you fry something, it is your sensor and not your eye).

Look forward to the shots. I am disappointed that it doesn't look like it will work out for me here.

links to the discussion for the eclipse:

http://community.the-digital-picture...hlight=eclipse