Re: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit
Try the SOHO sitehttp://zeus.nascom.nasa.gov/~soc/transits/mercury/20061108/latest_MDI_512x512.gifit's updating a bit better now :-)cheers - ted[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A disappointed Rob writes:Unfortunately, none of the Mercury transit pages I've searched so fartoday have shown a live image of the solar disk -- very disappointing.As most of you astronomy-minded folks will know, this transit isn't visiblehere in Western Europe :-( but Rob's words show how lucky (and happy) I wason Jun 08, 2004, when I hurried home from school as fast as I could and asfast as the traffic on my way home permitted to quickly set up my 8" Celestronscope without properly aligning it (no time left to do so) during the last fewminutes of the Venus transit and to take a few quick pictures of Venus' egress.The last Venus transit had occurred on Dec. 06, 1882, more than 120 yearsbefore and the next time Venus will "walk across the sun's disk" won't beuntil June, 2012!Bernd__Meteorite-list mailing listMeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comhttp://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Sponsored LinkGet a free Motorola Razr! Today Only! Choose Cingular, Sprint, Verizon, Alltel, or T-Mobile.__ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit
abbatical. It was a grand sight and a grand day. How my mind now wanders festively together with Dad among the planets themselves. All the astronomy boys and girls are now home feeling the child-like wonders and falling asleep to pleasant dreams inspired in our Solar neighborhood... Good Night! Best wishes, Mercury Transit 2006 and Mercury Transport 1970 Doug - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit Hi from Tucson where Global Warming seems to be in action. We (Astronomy Department, Planetary Sciences Department, and Flandrau Science Center) had more than 10 telecopes set up (including two 20-inch scopes). We were able to see all but the last five minutes of the event (went behind the trees). However, it was 88 F or 89 F here (too tired to convert to C or K). Five hours in the Tucson Sun with not a cloud to be seen! We had several telescopes (including mine) with H-alpha filters and so were able to see a few sunspots as well as several soiar flares. Oh yes, and Mercury! Larry On Wed, November 8, 2006 2:16 pm, Matson, Robert wrote: > Hi Sterling, > > > Fortunately, we've got an 8" S-C out with a solar filter > here at work, so I've been able to follow the progress of the transit just > fine outdoors. I was just hoping to see the greater detail afforded by a > "big" scope... --Rob > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:05 PM > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Cc: tracy latimer; Matson, Robert > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit > > > > Hi, > > > I suspect overwhelmed servers. I got several > "Server Not Available" messages. But the rest of > the sites I tried just rolled over and died. I guess it's nice that more > people than one might have thought wanted to watch a live celestial event. > I hope the servers didn't just fail and somebody got > to see it. > > Sterling K. Webb > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit
Hi from Tucson where Global Warming seems to be in action. We (Astronomy Department, Planetary Sciences Department, and Flandrau Science Center) had more than 10 telecopes set up (including two 20-inch scopes). We were able to see all but the last five minutes of the event (went behind the trees). However, it was 88 F or 89 F here (too tired to convert to C or K). Five hours in the Tucson Sun with not a cloud to be seen! We had several telescopes (including mine) with H-alpha filters and so were able to see a few sunspots as well as several soiar flares. Oh yes, and Mercury! Larry On Wed, November 8, 2006 2:16 pm, Matson, Robert wrote: > Hi Sterling, > > > Fortunately, we've got an 8" S-C out with a solar filter > here at work, so I've been able to follow the progress of the transit just > fine outdoors. I was just hoping to see the greater detail afforded by a > "big" scope... --Rob > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:05 PM > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Cc: tracy latimer; Matson, Robert > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit > > > > Hi, > > > I suspect overwhelmed servers. I got several > "Server Not Available" messages. But the rest of > the sites I tried just rolled over and died. I guess it's nice that more > people than one might have thought wanted to watch a live celestial event. > I hope the servers didn't just fail and somebody got > to see it. > > Sterling K. Webb > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit
I had a 6 inch f8 "planet killer" reflector with solar filter set up but once again, the Great Cloudy Nebula snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. I actually did see about 2 seconds worth. Oh well, there's always 2016. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 4:16 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit Hi Sterling, Fortunately, we've got an 8" S-C out with a solar filter here at work, so I've been able to follow the progress of the transit just fine outdoors. I was just hoping to see the greater detail afforded by a "big" scope... --Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:05 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: tracy latimer; Matson, Robert Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit Hi, I suspect overwhelmed servers. I got several "Server Not Available" messages. But the rest of the sites I tried just rolled over and died. I guess it's nice that more people than one might have thought wanted to watch a live celestial event. I hope the servers didn't just fail and somebody got to see it. Sterling K. Webb __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit
Hi, I suspect overwhelmed servers. I got several "Server Not Available" messages. But the rest of the sites I tried just rolled over and died. I guess it's nice that more people than one might have thought wanted to watch a live celestial event. I hope the servers didn't just fail and somebody got to see it. Sterling K. Webb --- - Original Message - From: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:08 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit Unfortunately, none of the Mercury transit pages I've searched so far today have shown a live image of the solar disk -- very disappointing. --Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tracy latimer Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:59 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit http://www.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/uhnews?20061106154828 Webcast for anyone who doesn't have a solar filter for their 12" scope... enjoy! Tracy Latimer __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit
Unfortunately, none of the Mercury transit pages I've searched so far today have shown a live image of the solar disk -- very disappointing. --Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tracy latimer Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:59 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit http://www.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/uhnews?20061106154828 Webcast for anyone who doesn't have a solar filter for their 12" scope... enjoy! Tracy Latimer __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
