2012 transit of Venus June 5 or June 6 - depends on worldwide location

mtbdudex · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

Next big event, 2012 transit of Venus June 5 or June 6 - depends on your worldwide location
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/transit12.html

local transit time calculator:
http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/
For people in Michigan, 6pm Tues June 5th thru sunset

hollis_f · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

Here's hoping the weather will be as good as it was for the last one in the UK. We had totally clear skies all that morning. I used one half of a pair of binoculars to project the image onto a sheet of white paper - then photographed that.

mtbdudex · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

Great method Frank, I'll keep that in my bag of tricks.

I assume you had the bino's fixed to something.

hollis_f · 24th of May 2012 (Thu)

Yup. Bins on a tripod, one objective covered, cardboard sheet to cast a shadow and a piece of paper to project it onto...

Desertraptor · 31st of May 2012 (Thu)

Cool idea

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#1
mtbdudex Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,129 IMAGE EDITING OK	2012 transit of Venus June 5 or June 6 - depends on worldwide location Next big event, 2012 transit of Venus June 5 or June 6 - depends on your worldwide location http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/transit12.html local transit time calculator: http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/ For people in Michigan, 6pm Tues June 5th thru sunset __________________ Mike R, P.E. .....iMac 27"(i7), iPad2, iPhone4, 24" iMac, AppleTV(160), MacBook Canon: T1i + lens:70-200 L f2.8 IS II / TC 1.4x 2x / 15-85 / f1.4 50; FEISOL tripod CT-3441S + CB-40D Ball Head Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 800 CGEM Schmidt-Cassegrain + gear My top 10 in Astrophotography. . .DIY acoustic panels

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#2
hollis_f Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sussex, UK Posts: 8,243 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 2012 transit of Venus June 5 or June 6 - depends on worldwide location Here's hoping the weather will be as good as it was for the last one in the UK. We had totally clear skies all that morning. I used one half of a pair of binoculars to project the image onto a sheet of white paper - then photographed that. __________________ Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll complain about the withdrawl of his free fish entitlement. Gear Website

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#3
mtbdudex Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,129 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 2012 transit of Venus June 5 or June 6 - depends on worldwide location Great method Frank, I'll keep that in my bag of tricks. I assume you had the bino's fixed to something. __________________ Mike R, P.E. .....iMac 27"(i7), iPad2, iPhone4, 24" iMac, AppleTV(160), MacBook Canon: T1i + lens:70-200 L f2.8 IS II / TC 1.4x 2x / 15-85 / f1.4 50; FEISOL tripod CT-3441S + CB-40D Ball Head Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 800 CGEM Schmidt-Cassegrain + gear My top 10 in Astrophotography. . .DIY acoustic panels

24th of May 2012 (Thu)	#4
hollis_f Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sussex, UK Posts: 8,243 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 2012 transit of Venus June 5 or June 6 - depends on worldwide location Yup. Bins on a tripod, one objective covered, cardboard sheet to cast a shadow and a piece of paper to project it onto... __________________ Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll complain about the withdrawl of his free fish entitlement. Gear Website

31st of May 2012 (Thu)	#5
Desertraptor Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 10,779 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 2012 transit of Venus June 5 or June 6 - depends on worldwide location Cool idea __________________ Peter Canon 60D\|40D\|10-22mm f2.8\|50mm f 1.8\|100mm f2.8 Macro 24-70mm f2.8L\|70-200mm f4L\|100-400mm f4.5-5.6L \|430EX II

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