> so now I can tick my 'See Venus in transit' box. Those boxes are odd things. I once stood by the side of a road for 1.5 hours just to see someone run by carrying the Olympic torch on it's way to Sydney. That box is now ticked and I'm very glad there isn't another one like it on the list. Simon
-----Original Message----- From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 8 June 2004 2:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Transit of Venus Hi, Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 6:25:18 AM, Anders wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, Steve Sharpe wrote: >> I'm going to try through my Celestron 5...though it is raining here >> right now... > It's raining here too, but I have just gotten access to a fast car and a > driver, and will soon ride some 100 miles west to try to catch it there. well, just for once the UK has bright clear skies on the day of a celestial display. I have just been outside and projected it through Pentax(!) binoculars onto a piece of white card. Venus was clearly visible, and was indeed in transition, so now I can tick my 'See Venus in transit' box. -- Cheers, Bob
