Venus in front of the sun!
06-05-2012, 03:07 PM
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Venus in front of the sun!
Supposedly right now Venus is in front of the sun.
I got some goofy "eclipse viewer" sunglasses, and I'm staring right as the sun, but not necessarily seeing anything.
Does anyone know how small Venus should be?
I see a tiny dot in the upper right hand corner of the sun, is that it?
This is at 4:05PM
Venus +
= 
EDIT: Apparently, I am looking at Venus.
More info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_Venus
Don't worry, if you miss this sight today, you can catch it again in the year 2117 !
I got some goofy "eclipse viewer" sunglasses, and I'm staring right as the sun, but not necessarily seeing anything.
Does anyone know how small Venus should be?
I see a tiny dot in the upper right hand corner of the sun, is that it?
This is at 4:05PM
Venus +
= EDIT: Apparently, I am looking at Venus.
More info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_Venus
Don't worry, if you miss this sight today, you can catch it again in the year 2117 !
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06-05-2012, 03:37 PM
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I believe so, I did see people standing out front of Safeway in Walnut Creek using welding helmets to look at the recent eclipse.
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Sweet! Thanks!
06-05-2012, 03:39 PM
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