Fantastic idea & shots Tyler...  It is also good to put a picture to the name... 

Great shots Stuart & Martin...

I was wishing it to snow where I live so I could be writing this from home instead of WORK    All I got was rain, rain & more rain...  Hope it is a WHITE Christmas.... 

Great shots John; #2 & 4 are crackers. 

It's a great shot all the same JohnC.....  Your perseverance will pay off in the end...   

WELL DONE MARTIN!!!!!!   Usually if you break rules you get punished for it... lol   

This is too everyone:   Super shots guys!!  Well done all for capturing this event...

Brian; (Steve, the "mystery object" masquerading as a distant Jupiter moon is HIP 96488 (mag. 7.65)
Thanks for letting me know.... 

Tyler, Fantastic shots.... 

Great shots John & Paul.... 

Totally fantastic shots guys!!!

Martin, love the star effect and the car trails.. Well done...

Keith, Cracking shots...  

Richard, Colours are amazing....

I missed the start of the occultation as I was out with the wife, however I was back in time to get Venus reappear; WOW WOW WOW!!!! This is the 1st time in my whole life I have ever seen such I thing... I will never forget it...
Here are a few shots I got of the event...



















That was the best I could do considering I didn't let the scope cool down, haze, battery flat & I was in a flap with excitement...
All taken with Celestron 6se, Olympus E510, Nixon D300 @200mm...  

WOW Richard, Wish I was there... Looks totally stunning... 

Great shots John & Paul... I missed the start      Well done on capturing it...

Thanks very much JohnC...  I'm glad you like the sunrise.....

Everyone is capturing fantastic images, can't believe the amount of skill we have on the forum... Well done all...

Here are a few I got from last night...











 

Thanks very much for your comments Richard, Martin & John... 

Martin, I don't know about a photo competition, I just happy that people like yourself like it... 

Richard, They are fantastic captures of your coast line... Well framed... 

Great images Martin, I love this time of year... Merry Christmas everyone... 

Thanks Roman, yes the rays are natural... This is 9 shots stacked together @ 9 steps with 1ev between each shot.. This shows the highlights and shadows better..