Wednesday from 8:30am ish in Oz. But forecast is cloudy in Melbourne. :( C
On 04/06/2012, at 6:26 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > . . . in North America. Wednesday in some other parts of the world. In any > case, last chance until 2117: > > http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120603.html > > For a rough observing guide, including precautions to take when observing the > Sun any time: > > http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/Transit-of-Venus-February-2012-134332798.html > > Basically, first contact occurs right after 6pm EDT, 5pm CDT, 4pm MDT, 3pm > PDT, so you want to be in place with your equipment if any ready before that > time. For more information, check out the links in and below that article > and those shown on the right-hand side of the page. (Some may be duplicates > of others.) > > Detailed times and such available here: > > http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/VenusTransitCalculator.html > > though it seems to be busy and taking awhile to load today. Keep trying. > > If it's cloudy where you are, one place to watch the event live on-line is: > > http://venustransit.nasa.gov/transitofvenus/ > > Other links here: > > http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Where-to-See-the-Transit-of-Venus-Online-154213475.html > > though if previous events are any guide, many of the live sites will probably > experience a lot of traffic during the transit and may be slow, drop > connections, etc., so, again, keep trying. > > Also, by coincidence, there's a partial eclipse of the moon tomorrow morning, > beginning almost exactly 36 hours before the transit begins (i.e., 6:00 a.m. > EDT, 5:00 CDT, 4:00 MDT, and 3:00 PDT). Again, the further west you are in > North America, the more you will see. More at > http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Partial-Eclipse-of-the-Moon-ar-Dawn-June-4th-143680466.html. > > > > > . . . ronn! :) > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com > _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
