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Myk Rian
06-03-2012, 5:59 PM
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

Joe Angrisani
06-05-2012, 8:59 AM
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).

charlie knighton
06-05-2012, 3:33 PM
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

Michael Weber
06-06-2012, 11:04 AM
I'm going to catch it next time.:cool:

Ken Fitzgerald
06-06-2012, 11:13 AM
I'm going to catch it next time.:cool:

Be sure to reply to this thread and let us know what you thought of it!

James Baker SD
06-07-2012, 12:17 AM
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.

ray hampton
06-07-2012, 4:35 AM
How about it fellow creek , NO PICTURES NEVER HAPPEN

Rod Sheridan
06-07-2012, 9:02 AM
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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.

Jason Roehl
06-07-2012, 9:30 AM
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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.

charlie knighton
06-07-2012, 12:16 PM
i was told that the smaller specks or spots are sunspots

Myk Rian
06-07-2012, 2:55 PM
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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