Venus Transit in Hydrogen-Alpha There is an art to photographing major solar events like the 2012 transit of Venus across the sun on June 5-6, 2012. Here’s a look at how to snap effective sun photos with telescopes, cameras and even smartphones. Here, Paul Hyndman captured a stunning view of Venus crossing the face of the sun in hydrogen-alpha light on the morning of June 8, 2004 from Roxbury, Connecticut. Continue reading →