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  1. 06-03-2012, 5:59 PM #1
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    Transit of Venus

    Won't happen again until 2117. Depending where you are, June 5-6 is when you'll see it.
    http://www.transitofvenus.org/
    Map. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/tran/TOV2012-Fig01.pdf
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    And it won't happen until 2125 for most of the US.

    Please people. Only look directly for the transit through welding goggles or other similar protection. Without protection, the ony safe way is to project the image of the Sun through a pinhole on one sheet and on to a second sheet (white cardboard works best).
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    cloudy today, but the sun just came out, whole rather have the Royal Society outfit me for trip to Tahiti, course he had to round Cape Horn Janurary 25,1769
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    I'm going to catch it next time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Weber View Post
    I'm going to catch it next time.
    Be sure to reply to this thread and let us know what you thought of it!
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    I followed it from first contact till sunset with a telescope. Nice to come out every 10 minutes or so and have the telescope tracking it for me. Yes I had a full aperture filter over the front of the scope.
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    How about it fellow creek , NO PICTURES NEVER HAPPEN
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    DSCN0009.jpgDSCN0024.jpgDSCN0031.jpg

    Hi, these photographs are from a co-worker of mine (Marcus Centurion) who kindly allowed me to post them here.

    Working for a space systems company I knew one of the guys would have taken photographs...............Rod.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rod Sheridan View Post
    DSCN0009.jpgDSCN0024.jpgDSCN0031.jpg

    Hi, these photographs are from a co-worker of mine (Marcus Centurion) who kindly allowed me to post them here.

    Working for a space systems company I knew one of the guys would have taken photographs...............Rod.
    Looks like he needs to clean his lenses.

    Thanks for the pics! It was cloudy here, so no joy for direct viewing.
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    i was told that the smaller specks or spots are sunspots
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  12. 06-07-2012, 2:55 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jason Roehl View Post
    Looks like he needs to clean his lenses.
    Nope. I got the same sun spots. You can't see them in this pic.
    I put my spotting scope on a tripod, and focused it on a white board.

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