Transit of Venus at sunrise from Brighton Beach Sky Events / Eclipses & Events Posted by lynn_s on Jun 09, 2004 - 07:10 AM |
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Nine of us were at Brighton Beach by 4:45 yesterday morning to catch the end of the transit of Venus. The Sun came up out of the lake at 5:17 with Venus already close to its edge, a sharp black dot that was visible through the eclipse glasses even with the Sun that low. Third contact came at 6:04 and Venus was off the disk at about 6:23. Rick's Unitron with a Baader film filter gave the best view. Dave got the black drop effect on his webcam, but only just. Nobody alive has seen one before 2004, and the next is June 2012. From Duluth the 2012 transit happens in the late afternoon, so we will see the whole first half of it. Thanks to the sixty or so early risers who stopped on their way to work. |
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