Venus transit 5 June 2012

[mickw]

Bugger...... I shall have to miss that one.  I won`t be available.....

Doug.

I don't think any of us will be available for the next one 

[Tony G]

I don't think any of us will be available for the next one 

Don't forget Mick, there are still some of us young ones about! 

Tony G

[mickw]

 

[Fay]

we will all be keeping our appointment with Him upstairs by then   

[mickw]

Mr Stevens ? 

[Fay]

 

[mickw]

Death Star Canteen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5iEK-IEzw

[MarkS]

Just looked at the planetarium software.  At 4:30 GMT  (5:30 BST,  6:30 European time) Venus starts to move off the sun's disk.  The sun is only 5degrees above the horizon at this time.

My suggestion is to find a high point with little likelihood of mist or haze at the horizon.  Joss Bay might suffer from sea mist.

My plan is to consult the weather forecast the evening beforehand and then drive to a likely viewing point to arrive before dawn.  This is what I did for the total eclipse in 1999 - I ended up having to catch a last minute ferry to France to drive to the only patch of predicted clear sky within easy reach!  I did manage to see the total eclipse  

[MarkS]

Death Star Canteen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5iEK-IEzw

Dunno what this has to do with the Venus transit but it certainly is laugh out loud funny!

[julian]

If the weather is clear I am meeting the Crayford lot at Joss Bay at around 3am. If anyone wants to join us you are more than welcome.  I will be leaving straight after the transit to go to work.   Send me a pm if you need my mobile number.

Cheers
Julian

[Mike]

On the 6th?

[julian]

On the 6th?

|Yes

[The Thing]

Hi Julian, see you all there.

Don't forget it's £1.10 for the car park for the night . Stingy local gits .

[Rocket Pooch]

Well we are in the south of France waiting for it with a Lunt scope 

[mickw]

Are French clouds more transparent than English clouds ?