Venus to put on Sun spectacular

TheBigCheese · 5 Jun 2012 at 23:38

Reaper 392 said:
well, that was slightly underwhelming

Lol, what were you expecting?

It's a planet moving across the face of the Sun, it won't happen again for another 100 years...

I think that's pretty impressive and fascinating to watch.

Cybermyk · 5 Jun 2012 at 23:39

Reaper 392 said:
well, that was slightly underwhelming

There's another 5 hours or so yet.

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc.com/47695781/#47695781

Reaper 392 · 5 Jun 2012 at 23:40

TheBigCheese said:
Lol, what were you expecting?

It's a planet moving across the face of the Sun, it won't happen again for another 100 years...

I think that's pretty impressive and fascinating to watch.

yeah, i guess i shouldn't be expecting much more than i'm getting

will i be able to see it with the naked eye if i stay up till sunrise?
*edit*
nvm, stupid question, looking directly at the sun isnt exactly the smartest idea :rolleyes:

mithrandir · 5 Jun 2012 at 23:40

Also available to view the live feed from here.

mdb08 · 6 Jun 2012 at 00:08

bitslice said:
I saw this last time, projected it onto a bit of white card.

It was cool but not as awesome as an eclipse.

Unless your 105.5 years, I don't quiet believe you saw this event the last time it happened.

PermaBanned · 6 Jun 2012 at 00:10

Damn, it's been 105.5 years since 2004? Time flies...

One · 6 Jun 2012 at 00:12

UV is blocked by glass and the light from the sun will never blind you so you can look at the sun from inside your house without fear.

TheBigCheese · 6 Jun 2012 at 00:15

Reaper 392 said:
yeah, i guess i shouldn't be expecting much more than i'm getting

will i be able to see it with the naked eye if i stay up till sunrise?
*edit*
nvm, stupid question, looking directly at the sun isnt exactly the smartest idea

Yeah...not the best idea! You wouldn't see it with the naked eye even if you had the solar goggles you get for eclipses...you can see how small the dot is compared to the Sun on the live feed, you would need a telescope with solar filters projecting it onto a piece of card to be able to watch it.

mdb08 said:
Unless your 105.5 years, I don't quiet believe you saw this event the last time it happened.

As PermaBanned says, the last transit was in 2004, it happens in pairs eight years apart, now it'll be 105 years until the next one, then 113 years until the one after.

PermaBanned · 6 Jun 2012 at 00:19

desires said:
UV is blocked by glass and the light from the sun will never blind you so you can look at the sun from inside your house without fear.

But you probably won't see anything anyway, since you know - the sun's rather bright and all. Also you might find yourself walking round with a bright blob floating in front of you for the rest of the day.

One · 6 Jun 2012 at 00:23

Binoculars, duh!

mdb08 · 6 Jun 2012 at 00:44

TheBigCheese said:
Yeah...not the best idea! You wouldn't see it with the naked eye even if you had the solar goggles you get for eclipses...you can see how small the dot is compared to the Sun on the live feed, you would need a telescope with solar filters projecting it onto a piece of card to be able to watch it.

As PermaBanned says, the last transit was in 2004, it happens in pairs eight years apart, now it'll be 105 years until the next one, then 113 years until the one after.

PermaBanned said:
Damn, it's been 105.5 years since 2004? Time flies...

Yes, I do apologise. I got my information wrong.