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Title: Transit of Venus
Post by: Michelle G on June 05, 2012, 06:05:47 PM
Post by: Michelle G on June 05, 2012, 06:05:47 PM
Tonight!! wont see it again in our lifetime :(
http://youtu.be/UH6yM9h04Go (http://youtu.be/UH6yM9h04Go)
http://youtu.be/UH6yM9h04Go (http://youtu.be/UH6yM9h04Go)
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Devlyn on June 05, 2012, 06:32:18 PM
Post by: Devlyn on June 05, 2012, 06:32:18 PM
Looks like I'll die without seeing that one, it's overcast here in Boston! Hugs, Devlyn
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Michelle G on June 05, 2012, 07:56:26 PM
Post by: Michelle G on June 05, 2012, 07:56:26 PM
This is pretty cool!!
Looking thru a welding helmet you can see a little black dot on the sun, it is Venus as it moves across between earth and Sun...wont be seen for another 130 years or so :)
Looking thru a welding helmet you can see a little black dot on the sun, it is Venus as it moves across between earth and Sun...wont be seen for another 130 years or so :)
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: peky on June 05, 2012, 07:58:44 PM
Post by: peky on June 05, 2012, 07:58:44 PM
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on June 05, 2012, 06:32:18 PM
Looks like I'll die without seeing that one, it's overcast here in Boston! Hugs, Devlyn
Same in the capital of the USA
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Michelle G on June 05, 2012, 08:18:26 PM
Post by: Michelle G on June 05, 2012, 08:18:26 PM
one of the few advantages of living in California...you get to see stuff that wont happen for another 130 years ;)
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Michelle G on June 05, 2012, 09:30:45 PM
Post by: Michelle G on June 05, 2012, 09:30:45 PM
My friend in Missouri just sent me these shots he took!
first one taken with a welding lens in front of the camera, second was the image projecting back thru a telescope onto a sheet of paper, you can see Venus as the round disc, and also some of the "sunspots"
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi316.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm328%2F50Panhead%2F562371_240721032704839_100003008315425_404109_1057457279_n.jpg&hash=10711921419d82304114d0c54aba11ce07034bd0)
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi316.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm328%2F50Panhead%2F538276_373484736047270_100001572419248_1071296_790197940_n.jpg&hash=5608e98dcfb9a22129cfef15149c71b10fe501fa)
first one taken with a welding lens in front of the camera, second was the image projecting back thru a telescope onto a sheet of paper, you can see Venus as the round disc, and also some of the "sunspots"
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi316.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm328%2F50Panhead%2F562371_240721032704839_100003008315425_404109_1057457279_n.jpg&hash=10711921419d82304114d0c54aba11ce07034bd0)
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi316.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm328%2F50Panhead%2F538276_373484736047270_100001572419248_1071296_790197940_n.jpg&hash=5608e98dcfb9a22129cfef15149c71b10fe501fa)
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Devlyn on June 05, 2012, 09:37:24 PM
Post by: Devlyn on June 05, 2012, 09:37:24 PM
Oh, wait, 130 years? I'll still be alive. Let's see, I'll be.......29! Hugs, Devlyn
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: V M on June 05, 2012, 10:03:58 PM
Post by: V M on June 05, 2012, 10:03:58 PM
It is rather interesting and I've been watching the news about it :) I love astronomy related stuff
Nice pic.s by your friend Michelle :)
Nice pic.s by your friend Michelle :)
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Jamie D on June 05, 2012, 11:45:30 PM
Post by: Jamie D on June 05, 2012, 11:45:30 PM
Quote from: Michelle G on June 05, 2012, 08:18:26 PM
one of the few advantages of living in California...you get to see stuff that wont happen for another 130 years ;)
And aren't you at altitude too?
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Jamie D on June 05, 2012, 11:46:26 PM
Post by: Jamie D on June 05, 2012, 11:46:26 PM
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on June 05, 2012, 09:37:24 PM
Oh, wait, 130 years? I'll still be alive. Let's see, I'll be.......29! Hugs, Devlyn
Your nose is growing, sistah.
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Julian on June 06, 2012, 01:04:20 AM
Post by: Julian on June 06, 2012, 01:04:20 AM
It was sunny in the Chicago area, and the community college I attend had a viewing. My sister, dad, and I viewed it through a bunch of different telescopes with different filters, and we could also see sunspots and solar flares. Very cool. My dad took pictures; I'll have him send them to me so I can post them up.
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Michelle G on June 06, 2012, 01:17:51 AM
Post by: Michelle G on June 06, 2012, 01:17:51 AM
Julian, that would be great to see those! Please post if you can :)
Jaime, I am at 2000 ft at my place on the western slope of the Sierra but it starts going up real fast from here, Lake Tahoe is at 6500 ft and is one of the largest "alpine" lakes there is!
Jaime, I am at 2000 ft at my place on the western slope of the Sierra but it starts going up real fast from here, Lake Tahoe is at 6500 ft and is one of the largest "alpine" lakes there is!
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Julian on June 07, 2012, 01:26:33 PM
Post by: Julian on June 07, 2012, 01:26:33 PM
Here are a couple of the photos my dad took.
projected onto a sheet of paper (you can also see sunspots here, very cool):
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F5N0EU.jpg&hash=e8d5492f6ed11a565585d186220be64814468aea)
through a telescope:
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FOzsDE.jpg&hash=d4ea21f0d1e8686bb22799dcf4fde72f3693f95c)
projected onto a sheet of paper (you can also see sunspots here, very cool):
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F5N0EU.jpg&hash=e8d5492f6ed11a565585d186220be64814468aea)
through a telescope:
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FOzsDE.jpg&hash=d4ea21f0d1e8686bb22799dcf4fde72f3693f95c)
Title: Re: Transit of Venus
Post by: Michelle G on June 07, 2012, 03:13:28 PM
Post by: Michelle G on June 07, 2012, 03:13:28 PM
Thanx Julian!!
I am amazed at the size difference of the sun and our planets! I recently saw a comparison of our sun against other giant similar stars and our sun was just a tiny tiny pin point compared to the huge size of these other stars!
I am amazed at the size difference of the sun and our planets! I recently saw a comparison of our sun against other giant similar stars and our sun was just a tiny tiny pin point compared to the huge size of these other stars!