Report on Transit ActivitiesESTEC ObservationAt ESTEC a number of telescopes were set up on site for viewing of the transit event with support provided by RSSD and Astronomy Club at ESTEC (ACE) members including: D. Koschny, A. Piot, R. Francis, O. Witasse, K. Wirth, G. de Marchi, M. Baroni and B.H. Foing (chief scientist). There were a number of impressive images acquired - including a plane crossing the Sun captured on video - with several hundred ESTEC colleagues viewing the event along with SPC delegates.
ESAC ObservationThe prediction of poor weather meant the ESAC observers left Madrid and headed for Portugal where they sent back a series of images. The imaging team consisted of A.Martos, F.Rodriguez, J.Perea, R.Perez, B.Altieri, J.Ruiz, M.Perez, J.Fauste, R.Bailey.
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