[optimal] Re: Venus transit tonight and tomorrow morning.
- From: Marshall Tyler <marshalletyler@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 23:12:11 -0400
Joe,
We tried but we had cloud cover problems. We could image the clouds when
they were thin with the binocular projection system.
Thank you,
*Marshall*
Marshall E Tyler
s/v *Silk*
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:46 PM, Joe Warnicki <warnickij@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Interesting size comparison. Venus is the black dot on top and several
> sun spots are in the middle.
>
> 600mm lens f8
>
> Joe
>
>
> On 6/5/2012 6:56 PM, Dale Brodsky wrote:
>
> This is very cool. Face away, turn binoculars backwards towards sun and
> shine on paper. Easy to see...hard to hold still!
>
>
> Dale Brodsky
> President - Fundus Photo, LLC - digital imaging for fundus cameras - FDA
> cleared!
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>
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:40 PM, ivette De La Rosa <id2275@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> hahaha, yes, I did
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> From: Noelle Pensec
>> Sent: 5 Jun 2012 20:39:46 GMT
>> To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [optimal] Re: Venus transit tonight and tomorrow morning.
>>
>> Did anyone else read the subject and think this was a post about FA?
>> With venous spelled wrong?
>> On Jun 5, 2012 4:10 PM, "Allen Katz" <alkatz2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> AND CLOUDY IN SUNNY FL :(
>>
>> Allen R. Katz, FOPS,
>> CRA, OCT-C, COT
>> Application Specialist
>> Heidelberg Engineering, Inc.
>>
>> On Jun 5, 2012, at 4:07 PM, Joe Warnicki <warnickij@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Last time in this century to watch Venus cross the solar sphere.
>> >
>> > Get out your solar filters and watch.
>> >
>> > Asheville starts at 5:00 pm tonight till sundown.
>> >
>> > http://www.transitofvenus.org
>> >
>> > There is a link on the top of the page that will calculate times for
>> your location.
>> >
>> > It is clear here so I should get a good view.
>> >
>> > Remember no peaking without the proper filters.
>> >
>> > Joe
>> >
>>
>>
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