Venus Transit
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- sothere0
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/…
from here in nz.
- sikma0
Been waiting ages for this, bought a solar filter and have the scope ready for a shot... but naturally it's got to be cloudy as hell out today.
- Le Gentil had the same problem.ebertzjaw
- same, so dissapointkingsteven
- locustsloth0
Just did the reverse binoculars on a white piece of paper thing. Kids were very excited to see the speck
- OP310
- mg330
I bet these scientists are great in bed...
- albums0
But trying to see a transit is also like trying to view a solar eclipse. You have to be ready at a particular time, and you may have to travel far from home. For the transit of Venus, however, your exact location is much less critical than it is for a total solar eclipse.
In particular, observers in Eastern North America, where the transit will happen in the early evening, your observing site should have a low horizon to the east-northeast. It is a good precaution to check the sun's setting point, to verify that trees or buildings do not block your view. As Venus moves across the face of the sun, it will appear absolutely jet black in contrast to the lighter gray of any sunspots that may also be present on the solar disk.
By far, the safest way to view the transit is to construct a so-called pinhole camera. A pinhole, or small opening, is used to form an image of the sun on a screen that is placed about three feet behind the opening. [Video: How to Make a Solar Eclipse Viewer]
- doktornomore0
oh, yes... I'll be frying my eyeballs later
- CygnusZero40
Just read in one of the comments that it cant be seen from Earth because Venus would be too small. That true?
- fiver0
heard it's hard to do with the usual pinhole method for the eclipse because it's so small. guess streaming is the best option?
- OP310
more feeds
http://www.wired.com/wiredscienc…
- OP31
Happening now