fleabo Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Transit of Venus across the sun - last time for 100+ years. Wednesday 6th June. http://www.transitofvenus.org/ We get to see it all on the East coast. :tongue: Type of thing Bobj usually reminds us about. He's probably busy battling with a large makerel or having other sorts of Antipodean fun.:wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I wonder why it is so rare, I would have thought that Venus would pass between the earth at least once a year during the orbit around the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabo Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 It does but its orbital plane is inclined 3.6 degrees from Earth's. :GEEK: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 It does but its orbital plane is inclined 3.6 degrees from Earth's. :GEEK: I see. Of course. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 It does but its orbital plane is inclined 3.6 degrees from Earth's. :GEEK: Wow i am impressed Fleabo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabo Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 (I asked myself the same question last night....) I see. Of course. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabo Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 I amaze myself with the cr&p I can come out with at short notice...:wink: Wow i am impressed Fleabo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Regarding the mackerel fi...the transit.: NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN Safe Viewing of the Transit Never look directly at the Sun or you may cause serious and permanent damage to your eyesight. Damage can occur without any feeling that there is something wrong as there are no pain receptors in the retina and the damage may not become apparent for some time. There are several safe methods of observing the transit. 1. Projection using a SolarScope A SolarScope is a purpose made projection device ideally suited for groups of people to observe the transit. It works by projecting an image of the Sun onto a screen and it is the image that is viewed. Following the instructions, you can not look directly at the Sun. Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supa Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 We'll be lucky to see the sun here in the UK, yet alone Venus crossing it! Might have a look at the NASA website though, so thanks for that. I'm looking out at the greyest, miserableist day with that horrible mizzle, made worse by the fact that we're going to a Jubille fete this afternoon. Grrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 We'll be lucky to see the sun here in the UK, yet alone Venus crossing it! Might have a look at the NASA website though, so thanks for that. I'm looking out at the greyest, miserableist day with that horrible mizzle, made worse by the fact that we're going to a Jubille fete this afternoon. Grrrr Well it is pretty gloomy here too, it has rained all day and now there is just a big ugly cloud in the sky. Unless something changes we won't be seeing it on Wednesday either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Well now, just for those who think it will be cloudy and miss the transit, check this out: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabo Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 Did everyone enjoy it? Stunning I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Didn't have a strong enough filter for my dob...:arghh:Saw it on the news, though. Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikyuu Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Ideally placed here in Melbourne to see the whole transit, here's the start of it. Got many more snaps until about 12pm when it clounded over so missed the end. Fantastic event to see, considering almost nobody on earth will be alive to see the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikyuu Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 great link showing how it orbits at an angle so we saw it pass across the top of the sun 8 years ago (from Oz), now the bottom of the sun, then it won't go past the top for another 105 years. http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/solar_system/solarsystem.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabo Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 Lots of Sun spot activity too. Ideally placed here in Melbourne to see the whole transit, here's the start of it. Got many more snaps until about 12pm when it clounded over so missed the end. Fantastic event to see, considering almost nobody on earth will be alive to see the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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