There's no sun here today — and I had the iPhone app installed and ready to go.
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There's no sun here today — and I had the iPhone app installed and ready to go.
Dense cloud this morning, I'll have to watch it on the intermet instead...;):)
http://www.abc.net.au/science/transitofvenus/
I had a look at it a while ago thru my welding mask.
Saw the Sun ok but could not see Venus, which is not surprising because i have cataracts on both eyes and cant focus very well anyway.
Even on the computer I have to zoom in to enable me to read the text.
But history will record that I looked at it, eh. Ta Da.
Cheers.
Robert.
... The clouds were here, the clouds were there,
The clouds were all around: ...
(Apologies to Sam)
James in Gosnells, 9:15am
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/06/998.jpg
Took it minutes ago using my 75-300 mm with the welding glass. :D
Are you sure? It finished about 4 1/2 hours ago... I suspect you have a pic of a sunspot there. I had full sun just after lunch 5 1/2 hours ago and could see the planet's disc clearly without magnification, better with a welding glass taped to a 7 x 35mm monocular (binocular with one cap on!) then nearing the end of the transit.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by lebanon
Venus completes transit of the Sun - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Maybe, but it looks like a perfect circle for a sunspot!
Bee Utey, you are completely right. This can't be Venus since as you said the transit finished 8 hours ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Could it be a solar spot as you said or have I discovered another celestial body transiting through the sun????? :D
You're in a different part of the world though, aren't you?Quote:
Originally Posted by lebanon
The parallax would add some minutes?Quote:
Originally Posted by korg20000bc
(click click GOOOOOGLE...)
Lebanon Time: What is the current local time now in Lebanon Time Zone
or 7.49am Lebanon time.Quote:
Transit of Venus
The Transit of Venus, where Venus appears as a dark spot in front of the Sun, will begin at 22:09 GMT on Tuesday 5 June 2012 and will finish at 04:49 GMT on Wednesday 6 June 2012.
About 5 minutes after the finish advertised for Aust GMT, or 2.15 local time in Adelaide. From the ABC:
Quote:
In Australia the event started about 8.15am (AEST) and continued for six-and-a-half hours, finishing at 2.44pm.