2 posted on
06/05/2012 6:35:21 AM PDT by
Daffynition
(Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
To: Daffynition
Another day in the neighborhood.
Amazing stuff.
3 posted on
06/05/2012 6:35:21 AM PDT by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: Daffynition
Um... since Venus is closer to the sun, this isn’t a show we would EVER see of Earth from Venus...
5 posted on
06/05/2012 6:38:19 AM PDT by
pgyanke
(Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
To: Daffynition
Kind of a neat site for solar system stuff.
Solar System Scope
Lots of ads on the page but its a neat site anyway.
6 posted on
06/05/2012 6:48:35 AM PDT by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: Daffynition
You can also watch it safely via
NASA's telescope. The broadcast starts at 4:45pm CDT today.
8 posted on
06/05/2012 6:57:31 AM PDT by
Jemian
To: Daffynition
Well, I have a Questar 3 1/2 telescope with a full-aperture solar filter.
But where I live, it's overcast.
9 posted on
06/05/2012 6:59:49 AM PDT by
FroggyTheGremlim
(Conservative patriots, Rise up!)
To: Daffynition
So Earth would be very bright in Venus's sky (if you got above the thick atmosphere) and our moon would be visible too. But that would be true during any opposition (5 times every 8 Earth years). That has nothing to do with the transit other than the transit has to occur at that inferior conjunction/opposition time.
The article said that Earth would be brighter than Venus is to us, but I don't know whether to believe that considering that Earth is about 40% further so only gets about half the sunlight Venus gets and Venus is more than twice as reflective as Earth.
11 posted on
06/05/2012 7:07:29 AM PDT by
KarlInOhio
(You only have three billion heartbeats in a lifetime.How many does the government claim as its own?)
To: Daffynition
Got my sunglasses. All set. :)
12 posted on
06/05/2012 7:18:55 AM PDT by
dhs12345
To: Daffynition
What time is this happening and how long will it last?
13 posted on
06/05/2012 7:20:08 AM PDT by
Ignatz
(Winner of a prestigious 1960 Y-chromosome award!)
To: Daffynition
18 posted on
06/05/2012 8:46:27 AM PDT by
EyeGuy
(Armed, judgmental, fiscally responsible heterosexual.)
To: Daffynition
I saw the Venus transit. There was heavy cloud coverage but an opening appeared and I got about 15 minutes of clear viewing with solar binoculars.
Beautiful
25 posted on
06/05/2012 5:23:51 PM PDT by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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