2012 Venus Transit

[Sean Skyhawk 12]

With only a day left before this great astronomical event that will return in the year 2117, I'm so excited to be able to see this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

 

Tomorrow on June 5, 2012, 6:09 PM Eastern time, the planet Venus is set to sail across the disk of Celestia's Sun, in an event that will be visible all the way throughout America. As even I am not sure that MLP will last for hundreds of years, this my friends is the only transit that will ever be experienced by those who can truly call themselves bronys.

 

So what say you? What will you be doing tomorrow as we prepare to celebrate this spectacular event?

 

For more information, check out: http://en.wikipedia...._of_Venus,_2012

 

For those who can't see the transit live and in person, a special webcast will be made here, live from Mauna Kea in Hawaii:

 

http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2012/transit/webcast.php

Edited June 5, 2012 by Sean Skyhawk

[Ink 191]

I usually love these kinds of once-in-a-lifetime experiences, but I'm afraid I'm not gonna try to experience this one. Plane tickets simply cost too much these days.

[Sean Skyhawk 12]

I usually love these kinds of once-in-a-lifetime experiences, but I'm afraid I'm not gonna try to experience this one. Plane tickets simply cost too much these days.

 

Where are you exactly?

 

Also, and I'll edit the above post, if you are at a place that will not be able to see the transit, NASA is putting up a live webcast of the transit once it happens, here:

 

http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2012/transit/webcast.php

[SrFrog 927]

Man I did even realize that this was occurring till the news wouldn't shut up about it today. According to astrologers confessing your love during that day is a good thing, but that's just a bunch of nonsense... right?

[Aureity 3,055]

Thank you kindly for the heads-up, I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it.

[Mint Petal 258]

Yep, the second awesome celestial encounter I'm going to view this year! First the annular eclipse, now the transit of Venus. Too bad I don't have any solar filters for my telescope. I hope the eclipse glasses alone will suffice.

[Viscra Maelstrom 3,718]

i know when it is going to happen over here, but i dunno how i would be even able to see it. and if it requires obtaining this and that gadges then i'm probably not gonna be able to witness it at all.

[Ink 191]

Where are you exactly?

 

Also, and I'll edit the above post, if you are at a place that will not be able to see the transit, NASA is putting up a live webcast of the transit once it happens, here:

 

http://sunearthday.n...sit/webcast.php

 

Oh, I see. I'm in southern Norway.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

Showing here.

 

I didn't know they were that rare o_o

[Mint Petal 258]

Well this sucks. Apparently it's too cloudy for me to see the transit. Looks like I'll never get to see it again. Curse you overcast weather for ruining a once in a lifetime event!

[Nicolae Carpathia 140]

will the sun harm our eyes if we look at Venus while it is going across the sun?

[Jokuc 8,173]

Oh I love stuff like this! ..I bet I missed it..

[Mint Petal 258]

will the sun harm our eyes if we look at Venus while it is going across the sun?

 

The sun can harm your eyes even in a total eclipse. Looking at the sun during the venus transit will be just about as harmful as looking at it normally. In order to safely view the sun at all, you need eclipse glasses, or something equivalent.

[Sean Skyhawk 12]

On the roof watching the transit right now WOOOOOOOO!!!!! ^_^ ^_^ :P

[Mint Petal 258]

On the roof watching the transit right now WOOOOOOOO!!!!! ^_^ ^_^ :P

 

You're making me so jelly right now. The best view I can get is from a night sky simulator

[Sean Skyhawk 12]

You're making me so jelly right now. The best view I can get is from a night sky simulator

 

Here's the next best thing

 

http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/webcasts/nasaedge/

 

The sun went into a cloud now so I'll have to resort to that, but MAN that was good!!!

[Typhoon Gunner 7]

Unfortunately I didn't have a telescope with a solar filter to get a good view but instead I was able to get my welding helmet (using a number 14 welder's glass) and was able to barely see Venus.

[WhiteLightning 339]

I would've tried to see Venus passing in front of the sun, but it was way too cloudy where I live, so you couldn't even see the sun.

[Viscra Maelstrom 3,718]

well, mmpfh, i missed it. :I

my health is more important than looking up astronomical phenomenons at 4 AM.

[SrFrog 927]

Damn, I missed the entire thing due to the weather. Sometimes it sucks to live in Seattle.

[Nah 3,182]

I missed it.

 

My town, Y U have too many trees?

[Frost 18]

I forgot about it...

Edited June 9, 2012 by Frost

[Chill Mists (Chilly) 801]

I forgot about it...

 

I forgot about it too... then I remembered I didn't care :/. Edited June 9, 2012 by Chill Mists (Chilly)