It only happens a dozen times a millennium, it last occurred over a
century ago and no living soul has witnessed it.

But on Tuesday June 8th you'll be able to see it for yourself on the
BBC website for Wiltshire...

During the six hour transit images will be updated every few
minutes... so click on the link above and sit back and enjoy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/weath...nus_2004.shtml

BBC Wiltshire wrote:
It only happens a dozen times a millennium, it last occurred over a
century ago and no living soul has witnessed it.

But on Tuesday June 8th you'll be able to see it for yourself on the
BBC website for Wiltshire...

During the six hour transit images will be updated every few
minutes... so click on the link above and sit back and enjoy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/weath...nus_2004.shtml

From what I understand the transit is a black circle moving across the
face of the sun.

Exciting times!

John

Watching the Transit of Venus on the telly is the equivalent of not seeing
it, unlike, say, the Cup Final or some great public event. Any amateur
astronomer will know what I mean.

Tudor Hughes.

TudorHgh wrote:

Watching the Transit of Venus on the telly is the equivalent of not seeing
it, unlike, say, the Cup Final or some great public event. Any amateur
astronomer will know what I mean.

Tudor Hughes.

Better than not seeing it at all.

"TudorHgh" wrote in message
...
Watching the Transit of Venus on the telly is the equivalent of not
seeing
it, unlike, say, the Cup Final or some great public event. Any amateur
astronomer will know what I mean.

Tudor Hughes.

And if you miss this one, the next one is AD2125 or AD2247! Been so busy
organising the local event for viewing the transit, so if anyone in the Hull
area wants a look, we're at the Cottingham Golf Club, off Harland Way.

Sorry for the plug.....

(now which sig do I put on this one...? Both I think!)

--
Rob Overfield
Hull; 3m ASL
http://www.astrosport02.karoo.net/YorkshireWeather/
President - Hull & East Riding AS

Yn erthygl , sgrifennodd
Rob Overfield :
And if you miss this one, the next one is AD2125 or AD2247! Been so busy
organising the local event for viewing the transit, so if anyone in the Hull
area wants a look, we're at the Cottingham Golf Club, off Harland Way.

Or June 6th 2012, which is more realistic. In Britain it will be
nearly over when the sun rises, but if you're an early riser
you should see it. Nice map at
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips.../Map2012-1.GIF
(see also http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...enus0412.html).

Short break in cloud here at 8:15 am enabled us to see it briefly.
The "warmest day of the year" (forecast) so far has a maximum of 18.4
and the temperature has been falling since mid morning.

Adrian (12 miles ESE Aberystwyth, 860 ft/260 m asl)

--
Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk

Sky was a bit cloudy, but I was able to get an image through the high stuff.


look on
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris_g...eather%20Links
at the end of pictures.

(not the best image - projected onto a card then photographed the card)

Regards

Chris Gadsby



"Adrian D. Shaw" wrote in message
...
Yn erthygl , sgrifennodd
Rob Overfield :
And if you miss this one, the next one is AD2125 or AD2247! Been so busy
organising the local event for viewing the transit, so if anyone in the
Hull
area wants a look, we're at the Cottingham Golf Club, off Harland Way.

Or June 6th 2012, which is more realistic. In Britain it will be
nearly over when the sun rises, but if you're an early riser
you should see it. Nice map at
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips.../Map2012-1.GIF
(see also http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...enus0412.html).

Short break in cloud here at 8:15 am enabled us to see it briefly.
The "warmest day of the year" (forecast) so far has a maximum of 18.4
and the temperature has been falling since mid morning.

Adrian (12 miles ESE Aberystwyth, 860 ft/260 m asl)

--
Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk

From what I understand the transit is a black circle moving across the
face of the sun.

Exciting times!

John

No, its the silhouette of the planet Venus.

sunimage wrote:

From what I understand the transit is a black circle moving across
the face of the sun.

Exciting times!

John


No, its the silhouette of the planet Venus.

Obviously!

Anyway if watching a silhouette (black circle) is your cup of tea, go
for it!


John

No, its the silhouette of the planet Venus.


Obviously!

Anyway if watching a silhouette (black circle) is your cup of tea, go
for it!


John
yes, almost as exciting as watching clouds.