"guy" from PI might have been me, if you saw me around there. I was spouting all sorts of bullshit. Priveleges of being one of the volunteer with the shirt I guess.
Computer Science Canada Venus Transit |
| Author: | Cervantes [ Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:12 pm ] |
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Tommorow morning, between 7:00 and 7:30 or so, Venus will pass across the face of the sun as we see it. I believe the last time this happened was in the 1880's or so, though the internet says there was one in June of 2004. I think that may not have been a full transit, or something. Anywho, if anyone is up to getting their retina's burned, watching Venus tommorow is the way to go. |
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| Author: | Flea [ Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:15 pm ] |
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Holy crap!! thats cool! But.. its not very safe, is it? I suppose its visible with the naked eye eh... Is there any safe way to look at it for a long period of time? |
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| Author: | Cervantes [ Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:08 pm ] |
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Yes, it is unsafe. No, I would not suggest looking at it. If you want to see it, however, you need a camera and some pretty hefty filtration equipment. Google around, however, there might be a better (and more cost effective) way of seeing it. |
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| Author: | templest [ Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:36 pm ] |
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Cervantes wrote: ...pretty hefty filtration equipment...
Like holding up two CDs without glued-on covers (ie: lableless blank CDs) to the sun? Or is that only good for eclipses (not detailed enough)? What about just looking at the reflection off of a bucket w/ water? |
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| Author: | Neo [ Mon Nov 08, 2004 10:10 pm ] |
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How exciting can it be anyways? I mean how big will it be compared to the sun? If its just a little spec in the sky then that isnt even worth it. |
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| Author: | Catalyst [ Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:24 pm ] |
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pinhole projector would be your best option |
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| Author: | Brightguy [ Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Venus Transit |
Hmm... according to this wikipedia article, the next one isn't occurring until 2012. I remember when it happened in June, Google changed their logo for it. |
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| Author: | Cervantes [ Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:47 pm ] |
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Guy from the Perimeter Institute said there was one today (Tues, nov. 9). Strange indeed. Oh well, I wasn't too enthusiastic about burning my retinas. |
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| Author: | Paul [ Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:12 pm ] |
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"guy" from PI might have been me, if you saw me around there. I was spouting all sorts of bullshit. Priveleges of being one of the volunteer with the shirt I guess. |
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