Venus Transit 2012 Sun Crossing Timelapse Compilation V11633

Only 16 days after an 80% partial solar eclipse in southern California, another interesting and even rarer event got the attention of JCMDI’s cameras - A crossing of the planet Venus in front of the sun... Using an arc welding shield as a lens filter, a tripod-mounted Canon SX10-is was used to collect over 10,000 images in rapid succession, creating a series of time lapse sequences of this unusual event. The 20x Zoom (560mm in 35mm equivalent) and full resolution of the camera allowed for some decent digital panning as the sun crossed the frame in each sequence. A Canon 5D Mk2 was used for some of the live video, stills, and additional time lapse sequences (not shown here) are available on the JcmdiStockFootage channel. In a couple of frames (at 1:02 and 1:15), commercial airliners crossed in front of the sun while an image was being shot. These frames appear as little more than a quick blip at the 30fps time lapse video playback speed, but are singled-out at 1:21 and 1:39 for a better look. Sunspots can also be seen throughout the video in several places on the solar surface, which appear as individual and clusters of small dark areas. The soundtrack is “Lunar Seas (Alt-Rev Mix)“ from the “StarSpin EP“ CD by Technician (yours truly), MP3 album and single track available on iTunes: Full artist discography and CDs available at HTTP:// Note: The audio and video material contained herein is copyright 2012 - 2019 JCM Digital Imaging and can be licensed for commercial/monetized use at our website, HTTP://. You may also download this footage directly from YouTube and use it free of charge in your own non-profit/non-commercial YouTube videos, school projects, etc. The full free usage policy and YouTube copyright notice/ad info can be found here (please read before using JCMDI material): #freeusage #partner