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Jun 6, 2012 10:43:24 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jun 6, 2012 10:43:24 GMT -6
Did anybody take any good photos of Venus? It was very cloudy and hazy where I was so I wasn't able to get any good shots at it. I was trying to take pictures in between the clouds but they still came out kind of blurry. Maybe I'll have better luck 105 years from now when it happens again. it was overcast in s. florida so i had to watch it on the computer.... events.slooh.com/ .... SLOOH put on a great show.... i left my computer on and checked on it periodically to see where it was... THANK YOU SLOOH!
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Jun 6, 2012 11:21:05 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2012 11:21:05 GMT -6
I took some pics from the orbiting solar telescope off of Nasa's website but I didn't take any from my personal scope. When I was about 15 years of age I was observing the sun through my refractor using a solar filter mounted next to the eyepiece. The filter evidently got too hot and busted while I was viewing and it burned my retina so I don't view the sun that way anymore although I might try using a different method and type of filter in the future. It's very dangerous viewing that way and I cannot emphasize that enough.
The transit was an awesome sight. I watched some of the show using slooh after it ended on the other site. Thanks Auntym and Swampy! I'll try to load some pics that I took off the Solar Dynamics Observatory soon.
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Jun 6, 2012 14:27:46 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jun 6, 2012 14:27:46 GMT -6
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... [/color] Amazing video: Transit of Venus across the Sun 2012 [/color] Published on Jun 6, 2012 by RussiaToday The transit of Venus across the Sun has enthralled astronomers and amateur stargazers alike. They gathered across the world to view the rare phenomenon. The planet appeared as a small black pinhole moving slowly across the face of our Sun. People turned their gaze to the small silhouette of Venus in a spectacle that will not be seen again until 2117. READ MORE (+ PHOTOS): on.rt.com/mm1f92
2012 Live HD Transit of Venus across the sun Published on Jun 6, 2012 by Dante Chazy original upload astroken222
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Jun 6, 2012 14:59:11 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jun 6, 2012 14:59:11 GMT -6
www.guardian.co.uk/science/shortcuts/2012/jun/06/transit-venus-what-next?CMP=twt_gu
After the transit of Venus, what next?[/color] Telescopes at the ready: here are the forthcoming big astronomical events to look out for Venus has transited the sun and we must now wait 105 years before the next time. But Keith Cooper, editor of Astronomy Now, says there are other rare astronomical spectacles to look out for sooner than that. So what's the next big event in the sky? 9 May 2016: Transit of MercuryFar less rare than a transit of Venus – there will be another in 2019 – but still something that the world's astronomers will ready their telescopes for. 2 August 2027: Solar eclipseSolar eclipses are one of the great natural wonders and one can usually be seen somewhere on Earth each year. But the one in 2027 will be exceptionally long with a maximum duration of six minutes and 23 seconds. It will pass through the Straits of Gibraltar then across the North African coast before dipping down to Yemen and Somalia. 2029: Near-earth asteroid fly-byA 270-metre-wide asteroid called 99942 Apophis will pass between the moon and Earth. The chances of a collision with Earth have largely been ruled out, but astronomers will be keen to see if the Earth's gravity will "perturb" its course and thereby increase the chances of a collision the next time it passes in 2036 – on April, Friday the 13th. July 2061: Return of Halley's CometThe famous comet was last seen with the naked eye in 1986 and it is next "perihelion" (closest point of orbit to the Earth) is predicted to be in the summer of 2061 for a few weeks as it travels through the inner solar system. 22 November 2065: Venus occults JupiterFor the first time since 1818, a planet will appear from Earth to pass directly before another planet. They will briefly look to have formed into a single, bright star low down in the dawn skyline. 10 November 2084: Transit of Earth as seen from MarsIt will be the first and only time this will occur this century, with the next one predicted for 2394. Something for the first colonists of Mars to look forward to. SEE NASA VIDEO & CONTINUE READING: www.guardian.co.uk/science/shortcuts/2012/jun/06/transit-venus-what-next?CMP=twt_gu
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Jun 7, 2012 21:17:39 GMT -6
Post by skywalker on Jun 7, 2012 21:17:39 GMT -6
I don't think I want to wait until 2016 to see something else...and I am definitely not waiting until 2084! There has got to be some more cool stuff to look at before then. Maybe another satellite will fall down or something...
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Jun 7, 2012 21:20:18 GMT -6
Post by skywalker on Jun 7, 2012 21:20:18 GMT -6
Which side of the sun did Venus go across. In the videos that auntym posted it looked like one showed itat the upper left edge while another one showed it down at the lower right. I haven't looked closely at my pathetic blurry photos yet but there is a chance (a small one : I might have photographed it.
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Jun 27, 2012 13:47:30 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jun 27, 2012 13:47:30 GMT -6
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2165517/Crop-circles-capture-transit-Venus-phenomenon-planet-passes-Earth-Sun.html Cream of the crop circles: New markings snake 350ft across farmer's field as 'mysterious' summer tradition continues * Venus 'sunfish' is 350ft long * Appeared overnight in field near Alton Barnes White Horse chalk figure in Wiltshire *Transit of Venus began last week and will continue until the beginning of July *Wiltshire known as capital of crop circles By Amy Oliver PUBLISHED: 11:00 EST, 27 June 2012 It appeared overnight, a mysterious snake-like crop circle weaving across a wheat field in Wiltshire. The 350ft-long installation is marked out of a field near the 200-year-old Alton Barnes White Horse chalk figure. Dubbed a Venus 'sunfish', the circle is thought to capture the 'transit of Venus', an astronomical phenomenon which began last week and will continue until the beginning of July. Overnight sensation: A representation of the transit of Venus has appeared as a crop circle on Woodborough Hill, Alton Barnes in Wiltshire Over the hills: The crop circle appeared in picturesque fields in Wiltshire
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Aug 13, 2012 10:00:30 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2012 10:00:30 GMT -6
During the daylight hours today an occultation of Venus is taking place. This is when the planet Venus disappears behind the moon temporarily and than reappears on the other side . Early this morning I was able to get some astropics of the moon with it's thin crescent, Venus,and Jupiter. I was planning on taking astropics of the occultation but unfortunately cumulus clouds showed up covering my view and they appear to be moving slow so I may not get to photograph this event. There may be a chance that they will clear up before Venus re-emerges on the other side. I'm hoping because this would be a gorgeous photo to share. I even made a homemade t-adapter (camera to telescope) so that I could capture better quality. I will share what pics I have soon after I get enough shot and hopefully be able to capture this event also. People in the central United States and on the west coast can see the event with their eyes if their sight is good and weather permits. A small telescope or even binoculars helps also. Happy viewing !
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Oct 31, 2012 6:43:04 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2012 6:43:04 GMT -6
Before dawn on Nov. 27th Venus will lie in Virgo (close to boundary with Libra), just 0.8 degrees to the lower right of Saturn. A nice grouping. They differ in brightness by 4.6 magnitudes, so that Venus will be almost 100 times brighter than Saturn! Also , depending on the observers location the planet Mercury will be below and to the left several degrees that same early morning. A telescope or binoculars will not be required as Venus will be the brightest object in the sky and Saturn should be easily seen, Mercury as well if conditions allow. Enjoy !
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Sept 4, 2013 10:54:55 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 4, 2013 10:54:55 GMT -6
www.davidreneke.com/sky-surprise-this-weekend/ Sky Surprise This WeekendSoon after the Sun dips below the western horizon on Sunday, September 8th, anyone looking in that direction will see a dramatic sight,and on e the family can enjoy together. Its a pretty crescent Moon paired closely with the dazzling planet Venus, the ‘Evening Star.’ This is one you won’t want to miss! These are the two brightest objects in the night sky. It’ll look good as well the next evening, September 9, but there’s a surprise waiting for you – more on that later. On Sunday night start looking for the pair about 30 minutes after sunset, they’ll be only about the width of your index finger at arm’s length apart. By the time darkness falls on the west coast, the Moon will have edged slightly farther away. The pairing will look especially dramatic when viewed through binoculars or a backyard telescope at low magnification. Although the celestial duo might seem close together, Venus is actually more than 400 times farther away, or just under 160 million kilometres, compared to about 300,000 kilometres for the Moon. Venus shines with a steady, unmistakable gleam and has been lingering above the western horizon after sunset for the past few months. It’ll remain in view there through the end of the year. Seen through a telescope, the planet currently shows a tiny, football-shaped (gibbous) disc. Meanwhile, the Moon is only three days past new, so its crescent will look razor thin. As the sky darkens, many people will see the dark, unlit portion of the lunar disc filled in with a ghostly glow known as earth-shine. It’s simply the light of the nearly full Earth bouncing back onto the Moon. On the 8th Venus, the bright star Spica, and the crescent Moon actually form a triangle in the evening sky. On the 9th the crescent Moon is between Venus and Saturn. Saturn and Spica are much fainter than Venus, so they won’t become visible until twilight deepens. Now, remember I mentioned a surprised? OK, the formation of Venus, Spica, Saturn and the crescent Moon on the 8th will be beautiful to watch but the International Space Station (ISS) crosses through your view as well , adding a kind of spooky element to the scene. For Sydney watch at 6.49pm in the north west, for Brisbane at 6.50pm in the south west and Adelaide try to catch it at 7.55pm in the south west. CONTINUE READING: www.davidreneke.com/sky-surprise-this-weekend/
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Sept 4, 2013 11:07:44 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 4, 2013 11:07:44 GMT -6
www.davidreneke.com/what-makes-venus-the-brightest-planet-space-earthsky/ Why Is Venus So Bright Tonight?Venus is so much brighter than any other planet viewed in the sky. Why is it so bright? Astronomers use the term “albedo” to describe how bright a planet is, and Venus has albedo plus. When light strikes a planet, some is absorbed by the planet’s surface or atmosphere – and some is reflected. Albedo is a comparison between how much light strikes an object – and how much is reflected. Venus orbits the Sun at an average distance of about 108 million kilometers and completes an orbit every 224.65 days. Venus is the second planet from the Sun and it revolves round the Sun approximately 1.6 times (yellow trail) in Earth’s 365 days (blue trail Venus has the highest albedo of any planet in our solar system. Venus is so bright partly because it reflects over 70 percent of sunlight striking it. It owes its reflective ability to the fact that it’s blanketed with clouds. Sunlight bouncing from these clouds is what makes Venus so bright. When the moon is close to full, it can look a lot brighter than Venus, but the moon reflects only about 10 percent of the light that hits it. The moon has a low albedo of around .1, meaning that it reflects about 10% of the light that it receives. Venus, on the other hand, is the most reflective object in our solar system, with an albedo of close to .7. The moon has a low albedo because it’s made of volcanic rock. It appears bright to us only because it’s so nearby. The clouds in the atmosphere of Venus contain droplets of sulfuric acid – one of the eye-stinging ingredients in our urban smog – as well as acidic crystals suspended in a mixture of gases. Light bounces easily off the smooth surfaces of these spheres and crystals. That’s one reason the clouds of Venus are so good at reflecting light. Source: Earth and Sky CONTINUE READING: www.davidreneke.com/what-makes-venus-the-brightest-planet-space-earthsky/
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Dec 6, 2013 12:53:46 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Dec 6, 2013 12:53:46 GMT -6
www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-regas/venus-the-evening-ufo_b_4373076.htmlVenus -- The Evening UFODean Regas Astronomer; Co-host, 'Star Gazers' Posted: 12/03/2013 Every evening for the past six months an extra-terrestrial visitor has graced the western skies. There is something UFO-like about it. As the Sun dips below the western horizon and twilight descends a deeper shade of blue, one star bursts into view before any other. You may catch it as you're commuting home or walking into the house. At first it looks like a plane but it doesn't move like a plane. It just glistens and when you stare at it long enough you will wonder, "Wow, what is that thing?" Then you walk inside and think about other things. People especially notice it when in close proximity to the Moon -- this occurs about two days each month. Inevitably these conjunctions incite calls to the Cincinnati Observatory that begin, "I saw this weird bright light in the sky..." "Venus," I answer, sometimes cutting them off. "It was the planet Venus." Not a UFOVenus season began on June 10. As the Sun set, a slim crescent moon sat low above the western horizon next to Venus. That's when the first calls came in. (Photo by Steve Rismiller) As the Moon moved away night after night Venus remained, bright as ever. But she didn't attract as much attention and so the calls slowed. The next flood of reports came on July 10 and 11 when the Moon was again in Venus' neighborhood. This pattern repeated itself through each Moon-Venus close encounter: August 9-10, September 8-9, October 7-8, November 5-6. The planet was there each and every night blazing away but it took the Moon to highlight her. A typical call into my office at the Cincinnati Observatory goes like this: Uh, hello. I'm not sure who I need to talk to about this, or even if I can explain it. But I saw a really bright light in the sky last night next to the Moon. It flickered a little but was really, really bright. As I watched, it moved. I thought maybe I should report it to you since it was so strange. When I tell them that it was Venus, I get a wide variety of reactions. Most are relieved to know they weren't hallucinating. Others are delighted to learn that they discovered a planet. Some are skeptical and even say, "No it couldn't have been Venus. It was too weird, plus it went behind the neighbor's house." I thoroughly enjoy getting these calls. Whenever someone observes the sky, it makes me happy. Venus motivates them enough to call me, so I challenge them to take the next step as budding backyard astronomers. I invite them to find Venus again the next night. And the next night. And the next night. "Venus will be there," I tell them with supreme confidence, and unless it's cloudy you will see it." This is what makes astronomy great. People find a unique comfort, pleasure, and fulfillment in watching the sky. Venus has a distinctive color, shimmer, and luster unlike any celestial object. I love seeing her in the sky each night. CONTINUE READING: www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-regas/venus-the-evening-ufo_b_4373076.html
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Dec 30, 2013 14:06:59 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2013 14:06:59 GMT -6
Space Weather News for Dec. 30, 2013 spaceweather.comMUST-SEE SUNSET PHENOMENON: Like the Moon, Venus has phases, and this week the second planet from the sun is a whisper-thin crescent. The phenomenon is easy to observe. Venus is so bright, you can see it at sunset even before the sky fades to black (hint: face southwest). A pair of binoculars or a small telescope reveals Venus's crescent shape. Check spaceweather.com for photos and more information.
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Dec 30, 2013 21:27:19 GMT -6
Post by skywalker on Dec 30, 2013 21:27:19 GMT -6
That's interesting, Jo. I had no idea that the planets had phases just like the moon does but it makes sense now that I think about it. That would also explain why they are sometimes brighter than at other times...just like the moon is brighter when it is full. It's amazing after all these years I can still learn new stuff on this forum. Of course I probably should have known that years ago...
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Dec 31, 2013 15:08:36 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2013 15:08:36 GMT -6
Psssssst. I didn't know that either
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Sept 11, 2014 13:18:59 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 11, 2014 13:18:59 GMT -6
www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-research-helps-unravel-mysteries-of-the-venusian-atmosphere/index.html#.VBH1KaPQpF9 NASA Research Helps Unravel Mysteries Of The Venusian AtmosphereSeptember 11, 2014 Underscoring the vast differences between Earth and its neighbor Venus, new research shows a glimpse of giant holes in the electrically charged layer of the Venusian atmosphere, called the ionosphere. The observations point to a more complicated magnetic environment than previously thought – which in turn helps us better understand this neighboring, rocky planet. New research shows giant holes in Venus' atmosphere – which serve as extra clues for understanding this planet so different from our own. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/DubersteinPlanet Venus, with its thick atmosphere made of carbon dioxide, its parched surface, and pressures so high that landers are crushed within a few hours, offers scientists a chance to study a planet very foreign to our own. These mysterious holes provide additional clues to understanding Venus's atmosphere, how the planet interacts with the constant onslaught of solar wind from the sun, and perhaps even what's lurking deep in its core. Join NASA Sept 22-26 for CME Week. Follow and ask questions at #CMEWeek on twitter. › Follow @nasasunearth on Twitter"This work all started with a mystery from 1978," said Glyn Collinson, a space scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, who is first author of a paper on this work in the Journal of Geophysical Research. "When Pioneer Venus Orbiter moved into orbit around Venus, it noticed something very, very weird – a hole in the planet's ionosphere. It was a region where the density just dropped out, and no one has seen another one of these things for 30 years." Until now. CONTINUE READING: www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-research-helps-unravel-mysteries-of-the-venusian-atmosphere/index.html#.VBH1KaPQpF9
VENUS EXPRESS: www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express
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Sept 12, 2014 11:38:09 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 12, 2014 11:38:09 GMT -6
www.space.com/27106-exoplanet-venus-zone-habitable-planet.html?cmpid=514648_20140912_31502216 'Venus Zone' Could Aid Search for Earth-Like Alien WorldsBy Mike Wall, Senior Writer September 11, 2014 Earth and Venus Comparison [Pin It] Despite being about the same size, Earth (represented by the right half of this image) and Venus (the left half), have vastly different temperatures and other surface conditions. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Ames Exoplanet hunters have just made it easier to identify alien Venuses, in the hopes that doing so will lead to the discovery of more alien Earths. A team of researchers has delineated the "Venus Zone," the range of distances from a host star where planets are likely to resemble Earth's similarly sized sister world, which has been rendered unlivably hot due to a runaway greenhouse effect. The new study should help scientists get a better handle on how many of the rocky planets spotted by NASA's prolific Kepler space telescope are truly Earth-like, team members said. [Gallery: A World of Kepler Planets] "The Earth is Dr. Jekyll, and Venus is Mr. Hyde, and you can't distinguish between the two based only on size," lead author Stephen Kane, of San Francisco State University, said in a statement. "So the question then is, how do you define those differences, and how many 'Venuses' is Kepler actually finding?" The results could also lead to a better understanding of Earth's history, Kane added. CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/27106-exoplanet-venus-zone-habitable-planet.html
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Sept 16, 2015 12:44:48 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 16, 2015 12:44:48 GMT -6
www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/286131/man-speaks-venusian-in-vintage-bbc-clip Man speaks 'Venusian' in vintage BBC clipPosted on Wednesday, 16 September, 2015 The bizarre footage shows a man demonstrating his multilingual skills to a perplexed Patrick Moore. Legendary astronomer Sir Patrick Moore was best known for presenting the long-running astronomy series 'The Sky at Night' up until his death in 2012 at the age of 89, but what most people probably don't remember is his stint at the helm of BBC documentary series "One Pair of Eyes" in 1969. In one episode, which was entitled "Can You Speak Venusian ?", Moore interviewed Bernard Byron from Essex, a 'free thinker' who believed that he could speak in several extraterrestrial languages that had been communicated to him from the planets Venus and Pluto. In this vintage clip Moore can be seen attempting to maintain a straight face while asking the eccentric pensioner to demonstrate the bizarre languages both in verbal and written form. The footage was part of a TV documentary series about 'free thinkers'. Image Credit: YouTube / BBC www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/286131/man-speaks-venusian-in-vintage-bbc-clip
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Sept 17, 2020 15:09:19 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 17, 2020 15:09:19 GMT -6
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/17/venus-hint-that-life-may-take-very-different-form-than-what-we-know/?arc404=true&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_mainFrom Venus, a hint that life may take a very different form than what we knowBy Molly Roberts / www.washingtonpost.com/people/molly-roberts/SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 (bob Stauffer for The Washington Post) Earth and Venus were supposed to be sister planets. But what would you do if your sister turned out to be a toxic wasteland so hot that she could melt lead and so high-pressure that she could smash submarines? News this week that there may be signs of life on the second planet from the sun came as a surprise not because scientists had never contemplated such a possibility but because they had. Venus is about as big as we are, about as dense and judging only by its distance from the sun about as habitable. It is also our nearest neighbor — which is why, when humans finally sent a probe beyond our own planet, Venus was the obvious destination. Unfortunately, as David Grinspoon of the Planetary Science Institute put it in an interview, Venus is “an easy place to get to and a hard place to get to know.” The welcome wasn’t what we’d hoped for. Humankind’s initial overtures came in the Soviet Union’s Venera missions in the dawn of the 1960s. After a couple of tries, the Russians landed a probe on Venus’s surface, though “landing on” in that case really meant “crashing into,” presumably as a molten mess. Subsequent probes, fortified for unforgiving climes, conveyed an unlikely vacationland with surface temperatures of 860 degrees Fahrenheit, sulfuric acid rain in the clouds and an atmosphere 90 times more crushing than ours. In short, a bummer. We had traveled to the heavens and found a hell. Some writers had imagined jungles and oceans; few had predicted formaldehyde dust. Exploratory efforts refocused on less hostile destinations nearby, plus farther reaches of the solar system that at had the distinction of being mysterious and distant. Venus was both too similar and not similar enough. The search for extraterrestrial life has long been full of contradictions. Even as we seek confirmation that we’re less special than we assume, we conduct our search in a way that assumes we’re awfully special. We’re pursuing an Earth-like environment, whether that’s Mars after a little dusting or the moons orbiting gas giants such as Saturn and Jupiter. At the same time, we secretly hope there’s no place like home. CONTINUE READING: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/17/venus-hint-that-life-may-take-very-different-form-than-what-we-know/?arc404=true&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main
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