Patrick.net

Venus Transit 2012

By Vicente   Follow   Tue, 5 Jun 2012, 11:00pm   653 views   3 comments
In Davis CA 95616   Watch (0)   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike  

So while you folks were probably polishing your shoes or something, I was in a parking lot waiting in line for a turn at a telescope. The 2012 Venus Transit.

As I get very near the front of the line, the nicely dressed lady at the front is suddenly joined by a man from nowhere. He asks if it's OK and nobody seems to mind. It takes me a few minutes to realize why he seems so familiar, it's:

He didn't hang around or anything, but I thought it was funny to run into Captain Kirk here in Davis.

Anyhow, here's my little photo through the viewfinder of the transit. Planet shown in lower right, the rest of the dots on the sun are sunspots.

Viewing Comments 1-3 of 3     Last »     See most liked comments

1. thunderlips11 Follow Befriend (13) 49 threads 2,625 comments Premium

   1   8:05am Wed 6 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Awesome on both counts.

2. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

   2   10:01pm Wed 6 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Do you suppose he was just waxing nostalgia ?

3. Roidy Follow Befriend 10 threads 78 comments

   3   5:20am Thu 7 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Gentle Readers, To have actually seen the Venus transit through a telescope, "pin hole", or dark glasses, or whatever was a moving experience. Looking at it on youtube wasn't the same. It just isn't. Regards, Roidy P.S. That goddamn European Union is going to screw us all with their garbage.