The Venus Transit Live

[William]

Another from NASA, Venus will transit the sun shortly , Have a look here and you can follow it live, Next one will be 2117 , Have a look at the links to find more info

: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120605.html

[andrewvid]

Great link william! i don't think there will be any chance for me too see it with the rain that's happening now..
thanks for sharing.

[William]

You dont have to worry about that Andrew , It's coming from here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Dynamics_Observatory To your computor if you keep and eye on the page , Guessing later on tonight , Cant work out the UT times

[andrewvid]

yes indeed i don't! don't think there will be any clouds blocking it's view!
i'm keen to see it happen!

[Tjfrnds]

A bit more info here:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/05/23/3508538.htm

and I found this link for the live feed: http://www.transitofvenus.com.au/HOME.html

I've got some welding glass so hope I'm up early enough tomorrow!

[William]

Thanks Tania , Tomorrow with the right protective glasses or watch my link :th3:

[Duane Pipe]

Been following these threads in fascination and now I am Pissed off Bill Not at you :lol2::( My dad sold a Meads 8" Telescope with Star tracking and only used about 5 times:eek: What we could have done with that!

[William]

:Doh:Things happen Dave , I used to have a 6 inch reflector on an equatorial mount with motor drive , Gone now though :( That was in the 70's :)

[Duane Pipe]

Yeah if only William.... I trashed a HQ 2 Door Coupe years ago bill and it was in top shape too, what a Dick head and that was around 86 it was fun though:lol2:

[ameerat42]

...Cant work out the UT times...

William. To "work out" the UT(C) or GMT times, just add 10 hours to get AEST, Aust East Std Time.

Here is a site that is shows current to UTC or GMT. I use it to set my camera times to exact AEST.
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/
(Note that in London now they are 1 hour ahead of GMT as they have daylight saving.)
Am. (Should be Pm?)

[ameerat42]

Been following these threads in fascination and now I am Pissed off Bill Not at you :lol2::( My dad sold a Meads 8" Telescope with Star tracking and only used about 5 times:eek: What we could have done with that!

Hmm! You could have sold it to me.

[andrewvid]

Weather is looking good so far!!!

[Tjfrnds]

:( complete cloud cover here

[axle01]

http://i48.tinypic.com/ser610.jpg

[William]

It's worth having a look now if your interested in something that wont happen for another 105yrs : http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120605.html (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120605.html)

[ameerat42]

Very nice, as is that shot by axle01.

I am beavering away between scudding clouds, as in:

"I love a rain-soaked Sydney,
A land of scudding clouds,
Of sudden heavy downpours,
Of wind and constant..."

Well, that sort of thing.

Tell ya what though: I'm really liking this Baader film as a filter.:)

For now, :(m.

[axle01]

Very nice, as is that shot by axle01.

I am beavering away between scudding clouds, as in:

"I love a rain-soaked Sydney,
A land of scudding clouds,
Of sudden heavy downpours,
Of wind and constant..."

Well, that sort of thing.

Tell ya what though: I'm really liking this Baader film as a filter.:)

For now, :(m.

Thanks mate i used Thousand Oaks black polymer film, you can get it off eBay for a lot less than direct from T/Oaks

[andrewvid]

well i finally got a snap.. looks a bit blueish and bright but hopefully i can change some things and fix it up!!