2012 Venus Solar Transit, June 5-6

[Jarvitä]

Whether and when you can see the 2012 transit of Venus depends on your location. Key highlights include the four "contacts" near the beginning and end of the transit when Venus appears to touch the edge of the sun. Most of North America sees the beginning of the transit in the afternoon and evening (find a clear western horizon!) on June 5, whereas much of Eurasia sees the end of the transit in the morning (find a clear eastern horizon!) on June 6.

Venus to appear in once-in-a-lifetime event

 

[Felipi1205]

I'm not going to see it, unfortunately... WHY????
Good luck for the guys that are going to see it, try to take some pictures and post them here!

 

[ED_4]

That won't be as easy as taking an ordinary picture. Since the real aim will be the Sun. And when it comes to photographing the sun, it would need some sort of special filter. You wouldn't want to look at the sun through a telescope either. At least not directly. That can blind you. And doing the same through a camera would be the same, unless your camera is well equipped to specially photograph the sun.

For me, I'll leave that to the guys at NASA since they are far more equipped to doing things of that nature.

 

[Felipi1205]

I know, but there are sooooooo much orbinauts here, and as everybody here loves astronomy, someone should have a special camera, right?

 

[ED_4]

I know, but there are sooooooo much orbinauts here, and as everybody here loves astronomy, someone should have a special camera, right?

Maybe those that are specially intrigued at watching and photographing the sun. I don't even have anything remotely like that.

 

[Codz]

You could just use a telescope and a peice of white paper to project the Sun.

 

[ED_4]

You could just use a telescope and a peice of white paper to project the Sun.

That old fashioned way may work. Weather permitting. Over here, we've been known to get the "June gloom" during the month of June. Usually on days like that all the whole sky can be all overcast. And right now, it's even come in early and started doing that in some days of the week.

And since it's way too early to tell. I don't even know what sort of weather we'll have for that part of June.

 

[Artlav]

Hm, will be around sunrise here.
A piece of plywood over the window, poke a tiny hole in it, watch the transit projected on the opposite wall. Pinhole camera, room-sized.

 

[Spaced]

"once-in-a-lifetime event"

Drat, does that mean I can't watch this one? I used up my turn on the 2004 transit.

 

[rodion_herrera]

Will be ready I'll probably be using a C6N on an GEM or a C8SE (both not personal, owned by our outfit), with black poly.

-RODION

 

[tblaxland]

Drat, does that mean I can't watch this one? I used up my turn on the 2004 transit.

Hehe, it's more of a twice in a lifetime opportunity, but only if you are prepared to travel

I'm looking forward to this event, except that I'll be at work. Perhaps I'll organise a staff star party on the office roof :hmm: This looks like it will be just the trick for group viewing: http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/observing/build-a-sun-funnel/

 

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Universe Today: 2012 Venus Transit – The Countdown Is On!

 

[Jarvitä]

"once-in-a-lifetime event"

Drat, does that mean I can't watch this one? I used up my turn on the 2004 transit.

Too bad, I was also planning on catching the 2117 transit.

 

[Evil_Onyx]

I may get to see this one, but ill post the photos i got of the 2004 transit.

I used a tripod with recently cleaned set of binoculars set on top. and a bourd with some white paper.

After i processed the photos i got this.

I hope to get something better this time.

 

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NASA: Hubble to Use Moon as Mirror to See Venus Transit

SPACE.com: Hubble to Watch Historic Venus Transit, Using Moon as Mirror

Universe Today: How the Hubble Telescope Will Look at the Moon to See Venus Transit the Sun

 

[Gerdih]

If I can I will try to do something with a paper and my telescope but I see Im in the limit of the visibility. Moreover 5 or 6 are not on a weekend.

 

[Unstung]

I wonder if I can directly take a picture of the sun during the transit using a neutral density filter on my lens.

 

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SPACE.com:

• Rare Venus Transit of Sun in June to Amaze Skywatchers
  
  
• Venus Transit of the Sun: A 2012 Observer's Guide (Infographic)

 

[orb]

The Planetary Society Blog: Some Details About Transits of Venus

A nice diagram in there:

Transits and Inferior Conjunctions of Venus, 2001-2242
David Shortt​

 

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ESA: Get ready for the transit of Venus!

NASA: The 2012 Transit of Venus