Venus transit
Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 9:46 pm
This is nothing whatsoever to do with butterflies but I'm sure a lot of members will be keen to view and/or photograph the imminent Venus transit so this is just a kindly prompt!
In 2004 Venus made her first transit since 1882 and I'm sure many UK Butterflies members thoroughly enjoyed that! Then, it happened during the day and I was able to show the phenomenon to my students at school:
http://www.guypadfield.com/venus.html
On 6th June, at about dawn, she will cross the sun again (that is, from the UK the only visible part of the transit will be its end, just after sunrise), not to repeat the trick until December 11th, 2117! To view this historic event you need to have a clear sight of the sun pretty much at dawn and it won't last for very long. For that reason, a bit of research will be necessary before the big day unless you live somewhere with a clear all-round horizon. It's a good idea to practise projecting the sun beforehand too, so you don't have to learn the tricks on the day!
More details can be found here:
http://www.transitofvenus.org/
Guy
In 2004 Venus made her first transit since 1882 and I'm sure many UK Butterflies members thoroughly enjoyed that! Then, it happened during the day and I was able to show the phenomenon to my students at school:
http://www.guypadfield.com/venus.html
On 6th June, at about dawn, she will cross the sun again (that is, from the UK the only visible part of the transit will be its end, just after sunrise), not to repeat the trick until December 11th, 2117! To view this historic event you need to have a clear sight of the sun pretty much at dawn and it won't last for very long. For that reason, a bit of research will be necessary before the big day unless you live somewhere with a clear all-round horizon. It's a good idea to practise projecting the sun beforehand too, so you don't have to learn the tricks on the day!
More details can be found here:
http://www.transitofvenus.org/
Guy