EUROPEAN EDUCATIONAL EUROPEAN EDUCATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL PROGRAMMEASTRONOMICAL PROGRAMME

““VENUS TRANSITVENUS TRANSIT 2004” 2004”

Borislav Petrov, amateur astronomer, VarnaBorislav Petrov, amateur astronomer, VarnaVeselka Radeva Veselka Radeva

Astronomical Observatory,VarnaAstronomical Observatory,VarnaIoanna Kokotanekova Ioanna Kokotanekova

Astronomical observatory, Dimitrovgrad Astronomical observatory, Dimitrovgrad Mitko Kokotanekov Mitko Kokotanekov

Astronomical observatory, HaskovoAstronomical observatory, Haskovo

BULGARIABULGARIA

Directions of the project

Project Venus transit 2004 in Bulgaria will be realized in 3 directions:

for teachers and students, for amateur astronomers,

and for citizens.

The fist project is “The dance of Venus”.

The project will activate the work in the schools during a month – from May 10th to June 10th.

The young students from different schools from Varna, Bulgaria observe Mercury transit.

The second project is “Catch the Planet Venus”

The project is for the amateur astronomers for the Astronomical clubs, for the students who are taught in

the Public Astronomical Observatories and the amateur astronomers from all over the country.

Astronomical club “Helios“

Astronomical observatory, Dimitrovgrad

Observation of Mercury transit 05.06.2003

The registered for participation amateur astronomers will receive Methods for visual, photographic and video observations, they will time the moments of contacts and make photographic and video observations.

Astronomical club “Helios“Astronomical observatory,Dimitrovgrad

The third project is: “Public observations”

For the citizens who will observe the Sun and Venus during the Venus Transit, popular talks about the Sun,

Venus, etc. will be given.

Astronomical club “Canopus” from Observatory in Varna observe with many people particular Solar eclipse, 31.05.2003, Bulgaria

Contests

Project Venus transit 2004 in Bulgaria announces contests for the best photographs of Venus Transit for

students and amateur astronomers. The best photographs will be presented on a special astronomical

exhibition in the Art gallery in Varna.

Mercury Transit from Domitrovgrad

Suggestions about methods for observations of Venus

Transit, June, 08 2004.

VISUAL PHOTOGRAPHICVIDEOCCD

Methods for visual observations

Projection of the image on a screen.Observation through a telescope with solar filter.

Astronomical observatory and planetarium, Varna, Bulgaria

PROJECTION WITH THE BINOKULARS

PROJECTION WITH A TELESCOPE

PROJECTION WITH A TELESCOPE IN A BOX FROM A MONITOR

Mercury transit, 2003

What are they looking for

You can photograph calmly, the Sun won’t run away

Bulgarian version of the Solar gun made from a plastic flowerpot

For more information:

vt2004bg@yahoo.com

Tasks during the visual & the photographic observations

• Registration of the contacts

•Sketching and taking pictures of the Sun and the movement of Venus

• Visual and photographic observations of the “black drop” effect

•Visual and photographic observations of Venus’ atmosphere

• Visual and photographic observations of unusual phenomena

• Visual and photographic observations of Venus near solar spots

• Visual and photographic observations of Venus outside the solar disk

Observations with a web camera

A telescope system Newton 200/1000

Observations with a Digital camera

The active Sun – October 2003Ilyan Darganov

Nikon Coolpix 995

Venus' CrescentIlyan Darganov and

Borislav PetrovNikon Coolpix 995

April 29, 2004, Varna

VT-2004 Photo of the Day April 19, 2004

Ilyan Darganov andBorislav Petrov

Nikon Coolpix 995March 26, 2004Varna, Bulgaria

The web-page for the programme has been created.

Clear skies and good luck!

http://www.geocities.com/vt2004bg