The Gilgandra Observatory Transit of Venus 2004

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Keen visitors looking at Venus, the lady is my mother!!

 

 

Venus is the small black dot, the white is the sun!

 

Our Refractor telescope with tracking motor.

 

 

My brother burning a pencil to show kids why we don't look at the sun!

 

 

Part of the crowd who saw the transit. We had about 60 people join us during the hour and half that we viewed it.

 

Brendon pointing out Venus to the Science Head Teacher & her son.

Current at  8/6/2004