Venus - A Meeting of Minds

Kat · Jun 5 2012, 07:53 PM

Happens next in a hundred years;

http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/webcasts/nasaedge/

Kath · Jun 6 2012, 02:59 AM

I saw it very well eight years back, but today it was cloudy. Plus, there's a stonking big hill in the way of the sun at this time of the morning.

L'isa · Jun 6 2012, 11:25 AM

I was driving. I glanced up at one point, but was afraid I might blind myself temporarily by looking too close so I gave up. Have seem some really nice pics, though. My sis in law had her eclipse glasses out and was watching it.

StevenB · Jun 8 2012, 07:51 AM

I got up at 3:30am and drove to a local vantage point with a view of the NE horizon, then waited for the sun to rise at 4:30am. The sun rose but I didn't see anything because we had our worst weather that same morning. I waited until 5:30am and then went home. I didn't get any pictures of Venus but did get some interesting photos of rain pouring down the car windscreen. Sigh.

***Hans*** · Jun 8 2012, 11:31 AM

No luck here either. I guess I'll just have to wait for about a century for a second chance.

P'ter · Jun 9 2012, 10:08 AM

I think I saw a Venus transit back in 1950s, but it might have been a transit of Mercury.

StevenB · Jun 23 2012, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P'ter

I think I saw a Venus transit back in 1950s, but it might have been a transit of Mercury.

That was a transit of Mercury (1953 or 1957). The transits of Venus happen very infrequently. See the NASA Planetary Transits Page.

For those of us who missed the Venus transit, there are some Mercury transits still to come in the not so distant future. They are just harder to observe because Mercury appears a lot smaller on the Sun's disk.

Jun 5 2012, 07:53 PM	#1
Kat Journeywoman archivist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Carolina,USA Fan of: DRoP Now Reading: Sky Dragons	Venus Happens next in a hundred years; http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/webcasts/nasaedge/

Jun 6 2012, 02:59 AM	#2
Kath Starsmith Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oop North Fan of: Moreta	Re: Venus I saw it very well eight years back, but today it was cloudy. Plus, there's a stonking big hill in the way of the sun at this time of the morning.

Jun 6 2012, 11:25 AM	#3
L'isa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Paradise Fan of: Dragonflight Now Reading: Xenocide	Re: Venus I was driving. I glanced up at one point, but was afraid I might blind myself temporarily by looking too close so I gave up. Have seem some really nice pics, though. My sis in law had her eclipse glasses out and was watching it. __________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

Jun 8 2012, 07:51 AM	#4
StevenB Bitsmith/Starsmith, Master Sneak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scotland Fan of: Skies of Pern: what else? Now Reading: My computer screen	Re: Venus I got up at 3:30am and drove to a local vantage point with a view of the NE horizon, then waited for the sun to rise at 4:30am. The sun rose but I didn't see anything because we had our worst weather that same morning. I waited until 5:30am and then went home. I didn't get any pictures of Venus but did get some interesting photos of rain pouring down the car windscreen. Sigh. __________________ Steven

Jun 8 2012, 11:31 AM	#5
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Fan of: Pern!	Re: Venus No luck here either. I guess I'll just have to wait for about a century for a second chance. __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

Jun 9 2012, 10:08 AM	#6
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Pronouns: He/him Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: Venus I think I saw a Venus transit back in 1950s, but it might have been a transit of Mercury. __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

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