This image of Venus transiting the sun was taken at 10:20 AM local time in Germany.  The transit was finished by 1:03 PM.

The Venus Transit from Germany.  This was taken at 8:00 AM local time from a hotel room using Baader solar film and a finderscope on a tripod. The transit started at 7:20 AM.

This is the "Spiegelteleskop" which is a 42" F4.5 dobsonian.  There were always line-ups at this one!

There were some large telescopes at the ITV including this one.

In May 2004, I also attended the ITV near Fulda (north of Frankfurt).  It's Germany's largest star party with 700 - 800 attendees.

A picture of my observing site during the ÄTB in Central Germany during August 2003.  It is near the community of Hertingshausen.

Steve hard at work in his tool shed in Germany.

The mirror box and poles for his home-built 12" dobsonian.

Building the secondary cage.

Trying out the poles.  Almost ready for cutting.

The moon taken with a digital camera held to the eyepiece of a 6" reflector.

The Mercury-Venus conjunction on October 29, 2001.  Image taken with an digital camera.  Gamma Virgo is seen at the top.