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Title: Transit of Venus Tuesday -- next one is in 2117. Post by: dale on 04-Jun-12, 02:18:28 AM I saw the last one near Cape Town, SA. It was cool.
Here is a site to find the times for your exact location. http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/ (http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/) **Do NOT attempt to view without eclipse glasses (the cheap paper ones are fine if they're CE certified)!!!! Title: Venus and the Sun Post by: jeanne on 05-Jun-12, 12:24:09 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/transit-of-venus-2012-the-last-solar-crossing-for-105-years/2012/06/04/gJQAXBMwDV_blog.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/transit-of-venus-2012-the-last-solar-crossing-for-105-years/2012/06/04/gJQAXBMwDV_blog.html)
Title: Re: Venus and the Sun Post by: dale on 05-Jun-12, 01:00:46 PM It's very cool.
I posted about it the other day - there's a good link there, too http://rfalconcam.com/forum/index.php?topic=7743.0 (http://rfalconcam.com/forum/index.php?topic=7743.0) Title: Re: Transit of Venus Tuesday -- next one is in 2117. Post by: Shaky on 05-Jun-12, 01:36:32 PM I've merged the topics.
Title: Re: Transit of Venus Tuesday -- next one is in 2117. Post by: Donna on 05-Jun-12, 01:41:37 PM 6:04 pm here tonight, so it says.
Title: Re: Transit of Venus Tuesday -- next one is in 2117. Post by: dale on 05-Jun-12, 04:18:56 PM NASA is doing its part! Live webcast from Hawaii and maps.
http://venustransit.nasa.gov/transitofvenus/ (http://venustransit.nasa.gov/transitofvenus/) Not that there's all that much to see, it'll just be a black dot. It was a big deal in the 18th century but today it's not the 18th century. I'll wander out with my eclipse shades and try to get an urban view, maybe with a kestrel in it. Nice day for a walk in any case and there are sure to be rabbits and if I'm lucky a skunk or possum. A big city rat would make my day more than the Transit, but I'm more likely to see the Transit, so I will take what I can get. |