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NQ6U
06-04-2012, 08:51 PM
Starting at about 22:00 UCT on June 5, Venus will being a six-hour transit of the sun. Don't miss it—the next time this is going to happen is 2117.
W1GUH
06-04-2012, 08:57 PM
Pictures at eleven? Gonna be cloudy here.
KG4CGC
06-04-2012, 08:57 PM
Thought that was today.
W1GUH
06-05-2012, 03:04 PM
Transit of Venus? Didn't know she was a surveyor.
NQ6U
06-05-2012, 06:13 PM
What did you think she was talking about when she mentioned "chaining?"
WØTKX
06-05-2012, 06:57 PM
Watch it here. Awesome. Warning, traffic is high.

http://youtu.be/sFOvrp_0iAw


http://youtu.be/sFOvrp_0iAw
KG4CGC
06-05-2012, 07:32 PM
Couldn't watch it. Cloudy.
N1LAF
06-05-2012, 07:57 PM
See it live here:

http://venustransit.nasa.gov/webcasts/nasaedge/
KG4CGC
06-05-2012, 08:13 PM
See it live here:

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

Like
NQ6U
06-05-2012, 08:16 PM
Watching live in my backyard through my cheesy little tescope. I will post a picture later.
WØTKX
06-05-2012, 08:16 PM
Too cloudy here. Maybe some lucky breaks in the clouds, not for me, so far.
NQ6U
06-05-2012, 08:58 PM
Cheesy telescope photo, as promised.

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N1LAF
06-05-2012, 09:00 PM
Carl, it is a great photo!! Nice!!
KC2UGV
06-05-2012, 10:04 PM
Pope, that was an awesome pic. Now, the question: How did you take it?
N2RJ
06-05-2012, 10:07 PM
Carl, it is a great photo!! Nice!!

I see sunspots!
NQ6U
06-05-2012, 10:08 PM
Pope, that was an awesome pic. Now, the question: How did you take it?

Using a very primitive method! I projected the image from my telescope's eyepiece onto a sheet of white card stock, then photographed it with my iPhone. You can even see the tip of my thumb in the upper left corner.
W1GUH
06-05-2012, 11:02 PM
Using a very primitive method! I projected the image from my telescope's eyepiece onto a sheet of white card stock, then photographed it with my iPhone. You can even see the tip of my thumb in the upper left corner.

Oh...looked like some kind of mutha ship to me.

Thanks for pic. Great!
W1GUH
06-05-2012, 11:04 PM
What did you think she was talking about when she mentioned "chaining?"


Something involving daisies, I suppose.
KG4CGC
06-05-2012, 11:05 PM
Thank you, Carlo.
NQ6U
06-05-2012, 11:27 PM
I see sunspots!

Yes! Quite a lot of them, in fact. The photo is not sharp enough to really show them well but the SSN is 155 today.
W4GPL
06-05-2012, 11:35 PM
I just randomly came across this.. I didn't take it.

http://spaceweather.com/submissions/pics/d/dave-bernier-venus_1338956590_lg.jpg
Source: http://spaceweather.com/gallery/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=66669&PHPSESSID=ju4vgungd8637oqdcsuvvjhom4
KG4CGC
06-05-2012, 11:54 PM
Cool. The Sun never looks that big around here. Then again, could be a telephoto shot and the powerline is pretty far away.
W1GUH
06-06-2012, 12:51 PM
Video


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/nasa-provides-rare-images-transit-venus-144840865.html


Apologies the commercial.
KG4CGC
06-06-2012, 12:56 PM
What commercial? I missed that.
W1GUH
06-06-2012, 02:52 PM
What commercial? I missed that.

Really? That's great to hear. Every time I watch it it's preceded by a commercial that ya gotta let run. You do anything special to avoid them?
KG4CGC
06-06-2012, 02:55 PM
Really? That's great to hear. Every time I watch it it's preceded by a commercial that ya gotta let run. You do anything special to avoid them?

FF and Ad Block Plus 2.0.3
FireFTP2.0.4
UserAgentSwitcher 0.7.3

Those are the only things I can think of that might be behind that.
W1GUH
06-06-2012, 03:01 PM
Will try that when I get a few extra hours. It detects ads that appear embedded in, or at least appended to, other video? Freakin' amazing!
KG4CGC
06-06-2012, 03:04 PM
Will try that when I get a few extra hours. It detects ads that appear embedded in, or at least appended to, other video? Freakin' amazing!

Seriously, I see no commercials.
W1GUH
06-06-2012, 03:09 PM
Oh, sorry, Charles, I wasn't questioning what you said. Just surprised and very happy to hear that there's a way to get rid of those damn things! You've motivated me to make my FF like yours in this regard.

Thanks!
KG4CGC
06-06-2012, 03:13 PM
Oh, sorry, Charles, I wasn't questioning what you said. Just surprised and very happy to hear that there's a way to get rid of those damn things! You've motivated me to make my FF like yours in this regard.

Thanks!

Oh no. No need to apolize. I was just saying, seriously.
Read up on Unreal Media Player Plug-in for FF. Not sure that actually does anything. Just throwing it out there.
W1GUH
06-06-2012, 03:44 PM
Thanks!