On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, John Pickard wrote:
When I was a kid at school more years ago than I care to remember, I
was taught that Lieutenant James Cook RN came out to Australia in
1770 (or was it 1772??) to have a look around, and also to observe
the transit of Venus in Tahiti.
So my
Greetings all,
When I was a kid at school more years ago than I care to remember, I
was taught that Lieutenant James Cook RN came out to Australia in
1770 (or was it 1772??) to have a look around, and also to observe
the transit of Venus in Tahiti.
OK, I know what the ToV is, but why go
Dave,
I'm looking for ideas on field-aligning a polar mount for cameras and/or
small telescopes. I will be travelling to Europe this August for the total
solar eclipse (see - sundials won't work!), and will be bringing along a
portable tracking camera mount.
My first reaction is why all the
And for a discussion of the transit of Venus, teaching astronomy, and love,
read Stephen Leacock's short story The Transit of Venus. :-)
On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Dave Bell wrote:
On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, John Pickard wrote:
When I was a kid at school more years ago than I care to remember, I
was
