JSngry Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 'Splain this to me, Lucy. Didn't know about it until I went to Google, saw this and clicked on the butterscotch lozenge that had a speck of dirt on it. Has this been publicized? Is it really a big deal? Is this why my dog is growing horns and my chckens a-done stopped a-layin'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEK Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 It's just one of those astronomical events that may occur once or twice or never in one's life. You see, the butterscotch lozenge is the sun and the speck of dirt is Venus moving across it (from the perspective of Earth). I'm sure that's why your dog has grown horns, your chicken egg production has ceased, and we both can increase our post counts by one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Now everybody just relax. This is a rare phenomenon. Venus going past the Sun won't happen again until next June 6, 2012. And then on December 11, 2117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Free For All Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Isn't that a picture of disc one of the Miles/Trane box? B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Five discs later it looked like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Shades of Velikovskian wonder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 when worlds collide! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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maren Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 I like how I first heard about this on the local news at 11:30 PM Monday -- saying it would be visible from 4:30 to 7:00 AM Tuesday -- and you could view it with welding glasses "available at any welding supply store" -- well, NYC has a lot of all-night emporiums, but welding supplies did not seem to be among them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 I like how I first heard about this on the local news at 11:30 PM Monday -- saying it would be visible from 4:30 to 7:00 AM Tuesday -- and you could view it with welding glasses "available at any welding supply store" -- well, NYC has a lot of all-night emporiums, but welding supplies did not seem to be among them... I wouldn't dare use welding glasses. When I was a kid, I'd use the pinhole method. Pinhole in carboard A, project onto cardboard B. I saw quite a few eclipses this way. It's the safest way to look at the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Now, now, maren, let's see if we can take that frown and turn it upside down... Here we go! I'd offer more, but my cousin Tick is out on the Bowles lease fixin' a leaky pipeline. But if I can be of further assistance, don't hesitate to ask, ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maren Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 I wouldn't dare use welding glasses. When I was a kid, I'd use the pinhole method. Pinhole in carboard A, project onto cardboard B. I saw quite a few eclipses this way. It's the safest way to look at the sun. I always use the pinhole for eclipses, but can you see the little dot of Venus that way? BTW, what's really cool is all the little crescent-shapes made on the sidewalk by the sun shining down through the "pinholes" of overlapping tree leaves during a partial eclipse: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maren Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Now, now, maren, let's see if we can take that frown and turn it upside down... Here we go! I'd offer more, but my cousin Tick is out on the Bowles lease fixin' a leaky pipeline. But if I can be of further assistance, don't hesitate to ask, ok? Aw, Jim, THANK yew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 I wouldn't dare use welding glasses. When I was a kid, I'd use the pinhole method. Pinhole in carboard A, project onto cardboard B. I saw quite a few eclipses this way. It's the safest way to look at the sun. I always use the pinhole for eclipses, but can you see the little dot of Venus that way? Yes, you should be able to see that dot. I remember projecting an image that was 6 to 12 inches across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 If you missed it, you'll have another chance on 6/6/2012. Mark it down in your calendar! http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/transit/venus0412.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 If you missed it, you'll have another chance on 6/6/2012. But don't miss that one. The one after that isn't until something like 2132!! (I wonder how many formats "Kind of Blue" will have been issued in by then? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Aw, Jim, THANK yew! You're more than welcome m'aam. Tick says he's got plenty more if you're in need. And THANG kyew! (sorry, gotta get that idiomatic pronunciation spelled just right ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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