Hi, Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 6:25:18 AM, Anders wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, Steve Sharpe wrote: >> I'm going to try through my Celestron 5...though it is raining here >> right now... > It's raining here too, but I have just gotten access to a fast car and a > driver, and will soon ride some 100 miles west to try to catch it there. well, just for once the UK has bright clear skies on the day of a celestial display. I have just been outside and projected it through Pentax(!) binoculars onto a piece of white card. Venus was clearly visible, and was indeed in transition, so now I can tick my 'See Venus in transit' box. -- Cheers, Bob
