Looks like you left the lens cap on! Nice pic. From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Warnicki Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 9:47 PM To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optimal] Re: Venus transit tonight and tomorrow morning. 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! Owner - St. Louis Ophthalmic Equipment Company - in our 21st year! 3015 Locust Street St. Louis, MO 63103 USA 314.533.6000 fax 314.534.6000 Mobile 314.406.3600 Visit our websites at http://www.stleye.com and http://www.fundusphoto.com email - dale.brodsky@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:dale.brodsky@xxxxxxxxx> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:40 PM, ivette De La Rosa <id2275@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:id2275@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: hahaha, yes, I did -----Original Message----- From: Noelle Pensec Sent: 5 Jun 2012 20:39:46 GMT To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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 > ________________________________ Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you. ________________________________