Re: Tuesday afternoon . . .
Drag out 10" and "ingress" is not a good sentence if somebody who likes to overhear conversations just happens to walk by. Thank gawd you didn't mention a rectifier. to walk by within earshot will probably be folks I know. Earshot. Luckily, you wrote "folks I know", and not "folks I knew". - Klaus ;-) ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Tuesday afternoon . . .
At 08:49 AM Monday 6/4/2012, medieva...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 6/4/2012 6:31:36 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ronn_blankens...@bellsouth.net writes: I plan to drag my 10" out on the driveway or somewhere nearby where I'll have the best view, slap on the solar filter, and at least watch the ingress phases before it gets too low . . . Um... Drag out 10" and "ingress" is not a good sentence if somebody who likes to overhear conversations just happens to walk by. Thank gawd you didn't mention a rectifier. Vilyehm Ahem . . . (1) I figured that most of the folks reading this list would know what I was talking about, either already or by reading the links I posted yesterday if they were at all interested. (2) We don't have sidewalks and this little neighborhood is sort of a blind sac off the busier road, so most of the people who just happen to walk by within earshot will probably be folks I know. (3) A half-hour or so ago when I saw my next-door neighbor I invited him and his wife to come over if they see me out tomorrow afternoon, and I didn't use such technical terms, but ordinary language. (4) The clouds are scattered and thin enough right now (pretty much exactly 24 hours to go) that we could see something if it were happening now. Hope tomorrow will be the same: there are some more storms predicted overnight, but I hope it will clear up by tomorrow afternoon. (5) I checked out the telescope, eyepiece case, and filter while I was out there, and all seem ready to go. There's some dust on the mirror, of course, but any of you who have worked with telescopes will realize that it takes a whole lot of dust to do as much damage to the image as the damage cleaning can do. (6) If the weather is acceptable, I might even drag out a portable black/white/green/whatever it is board and make a sign inviting them in case any neighbors do walk or drive by. ;) . . . ronn! :) ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Tuesday afternoon . . .
In a message dated 6/4/2012 6:31:36 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ronn_blankens...@bellsouth.net writes: I plan to drag my 10" out on the driveway or somewhere nearby where I'll have the best view, slap on the solar filter, and at least watch the ingress phases before it gets too low . . . Um... Drag out 10" and "ingress" is not a good sentence if somebody who likes to overhear conversations just happens to walk by. Thank gawd you didn't mention a rectifier. Vilyehm___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
RE: Tuesday afternoon . . .
> This morning here, Thor seems awfully annoyed about something, and the >gutters are overflowing. Started just before the start of the eclipse >(Moon had already gone behind the tree line as well). Supposed to do this >off and on all day today and tonight and into tomorrow sometime. Hoping it >clears up before the afternoon: forecasts from different sources seem to >differ on the likelihood of that. If it does, I plan to drag my 10" out on >the driveway or somewhere nearby where I'll have the best view, slap on the >solar filter, and at least watch the ingress phases before it gets too low >Rubbish here. Horrid wet horrid. And here, after a night of severe thunderstorms, we got less than 1 cm of rain. But, just 20 km to the S they got 30. The radar map of rainfall shows us as a hole in a heavy rain pattern. Dan M. ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Tuesday afternoon . . .
On 04/06/2012, at 10:30 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > At 07:29 PM Sunday 6/3/2012, Charlie Bell wrote: >> Wednesday from 8:30am ish in Oz. > > > > Does that mean you're in that time zone that's an hour and a half different > from the next one over? Half hour to Adelaide. Time given for Venus above was qualified with "ish". :-) > > > >> But forecast is cloudy in Melbourne. :( > > > > This morning here, Thor seems awfully annoyed about something, and the > gutters are overflowing. Started just before the start of the eclipse (Moon > had already gone behind the tree line as well). Supposed to do this off and > on all day today and tonight and into tomorrow sometime. Hoping it clears up > before the afternoon: forecasts from different sources seem to differ on the > likelihood of that. If it does, I plan to drag my 10" out on the driveway or > somewhere nearby where I'll have the best view, slap on the solar filter, and > at least watch the ingress phases before it gets too low . . . Rubbish here. Horrid wet horrid. C. ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Tuesday afternoon . . .
At 07:29 PM Sunday 6/3/2012, Charlie Bell wrote: Wednesday from 8:30am ish in Oz. Does that mean you're in that time zone that's an hour and a half different from the next one over? But forecast is cloudy in Melbourne. :( This morning here, Thor seems awfully annoyed about something, and the gutters are overflowing. Started just before the start of the eclipse (Moon had already gone behind the tree line as well). Supposed to do this off and on all day today and tonight and into tomorrow sometime. Hoping it clears up before the afternoon: forecasts from different sources seem to differ on the likelihood of that. If it does, I plan to drag my 10" out on the driveway or somewhere nearby where I'll have the best view, slap on the solar filter, and at least watch the ingress phases before it gets too low . . . . . . ronn! :) ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Tuesday afternoon . . .
Wednesday from 8:30am ish in Oz. But forecast is cloudy in Melbourne. :( C On 04/06/2012, at 6:26 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > . . . in North America. Wednesday in some other parts of the world. In any > case, last chance until 2117: > > http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120603.html > > For a rough observing guide, including precautions to take when observing the > Sun any time: > > http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/Transit-of-Venus-February-2012-134332798.html > > Basically, first contact occurs right after 6pm EDT, 5pm CDT, 4pm MDT, 3pm > PDT, so you want to be in place with your equipment if any ready before that > time. For more information, check out the links in and below that article > and those shown on the right-hand side of the page. (Some may be duplicates > of others.) > > Detailed times and such available here: > > http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/VenusTransitCalculator.html > > though it seems to be busy and taking awhile to load today. Keep trying. > > If it's cloudy where you are, one place to watch the event live on-line is: > > http://venustransit.nasa.gov/transitofvenus/ > > Other links here: > > http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Where-to-See-the-Transit-of-Venus-Online-154213475.html > > though if previous events are any guide, many of the live sites will probably > experience a lot of traffic during the transit and may be slow, drop > connections, etc., so, again, keep trying. > > Also, by coincidence, there's a partial eclipse of the moon tomorrow morning, > beginning almost exactly 36 hours before the transit begins (i.e., 6:00 a.m. > EDT, 5:00 CDT, 4:00 MDT, and 3:00 PDT). Again, the further west you are in > North America, the more you will see. More at > http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Partial-Eclipse-of-the-Moon-ar-Dawn-June-4th-143680466.html. > > > > > . . . ronn! :) > > > > ___ > http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com > ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Tuesday afternoon . . .
. . . in North America. Wednesday in some other parts of the world. In any case, last chance until 2117: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120603.html For a rough observing guide, including precautions to take when observing the Sun any time: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/Transit-of-Venus-February-2012-134332798.html Basically, first contact occurs right after 6pm EDT, 5pm CDT, 4pm MDT, 3pm PDT, so you want to be in place with your equipment if any ready before that time. For more information, check out the links in and below that article and those shown on the right-hand side of the page. (Some may be duplicates of others.) Detailed times and such available here: http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/VenusTransitCalculator.html though it seems to be busy and taking awhile to load today. Keep trying. If it's cloudy where you are, one place to watch the event live on-line is: http://venustransit.nasa.gov/transitofvenus/ Other links here: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Where-to-See-the-Transit-of-Venus-Online-154213475.html though if previous events are any guide, many of the live sites will probably experience a lot of traffic during the transit and may be slow, drop connections, etc., so, again, keep trying. Also, by coincidence, there's a partial eclipse of the moon tomorrow morning, beginning almost exactly 36 hours before the transit begins (i.e., 6:00 a.m. EDT, 5:00 CDT, 4:00 MDT, and 3:00 PDT). Again, the further west you are in North America, the more you will see. More at http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Partial-Eclipse-of-the-Moon-ar-Dawn-June-4th-143680466.html. . . . ronn! :) ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
