Transit of Venus

A once in a lifetime event, the transit of venus across the sun, occurred today. The sky over the East Bay was clear enough to capture the transit until just about after the maximum, when high clouds started to diminish the quality of the pictures. The next Transit of Venus won't be until December 11, 2117.

Transit of Venus as viewed from the East Bay at 3:45pm PDT (22:45 UT)
Venus is the little round black disk at about 1 o'clock position in the above picture.

ToV at 3:29pm PDT
Venus just after 2nd Contact

Transit of Venus at 5:49pm PDT

Transit of Venus at 6:29pm PDT
Venus at Maximum