Re: Venus transition

Posted by D on June 6, 2012, 9:29 am, in reply to "Venus transition"
Message modified by board administrator June 6, 2012, 10:48 pm

That was quite enjoyable. David (a local welder) brought over the dark glass from his welding mask, it was perfect and when used with binoculars worked great! Also Brett had his telescope set up in the street in front of his home. It was interesting to see Venus and the sun travel the sky together and help me get a feel for the solar system and our place in it. Edit - This kind of feeling The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU A photo I found Venus in the palm of my hand http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/unc94/venus_in_the_palm_of_my_hand/

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