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5th Jun 2012, 10:15 AM
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| Flappychap Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Oregon, USA Age: 29 Posts: 6,703 Join Date: May 2008 |  Transit of Venus anyone going to watch it. I am going to try to get on a webstream or two today after I get back from class, since I dont have the equipment to watch it myself, and it will likely be cloudy anyways.
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5th Jun 2012, 11:48 AM
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| keep on keepin' on. EC Moderator   Gender: Male Orientation: I have caught 'the gay' Out Status: Out to (nearly) everyone Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 3,969 Join Date: Jun 2010 | Re: Transit of Venus There's a group on campus who's got the equipment, so they're setting up for people to come by. My housemates and a few friends are gonna go check it out, should be pretty cool ^_^
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5th Jun 2012, 11:53 AM
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| Well Known Regular Member   Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: A few people Location: Ohio Posts: 104 Join Date: Oct 2011 | Re: Transit of Venus My mom actually just called me about seeing it. Theres a guy that works for the astronomy and physics building at the university that has access to the equipment so I'll most likely go. |
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5th Jun 2012, 11:56 AM
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| An Abnormal Default EC Moderator  Gender: Female Orientation: Straight Out Status: As out as the next straight kid Location: Good ol' Blighty Age: 20 Posts: 4,698 Join Date: Sep 2008 Tournaments Won: 1 | Re: Transit of Venus Planet Hunters SLOOH SpaceCamera - Live Event I found those above webstreams already. The first starts at 22:04 UT; for those who are unfamiliar with UT (universal time) it's converted as thus. The second one has the countdown to the event and will have between 12 to 15 feeds. T-minus 3 hours, 2 minutes.
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5th Jun 2012, 12:26 PM
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| A brave pony Regular Member  Gender: Probably MtF... Possibly anything. Orientation: Bi/pansexual, either fits. Out Status: To some family&friends as bi. To no one as trans*. Location: Klein sexuality bottle Posts: 335 Join Date: Dec 2011 | Re: Transit of Venus I saw the previous one. Wish I could see this one too, the part visible from here, anyway, but, well, weather forecast does't look encouraging, and it's just not the same through a webcam. Good luck to everyone who's watching  And stay safe, remember, you're watching the sun.
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5th Jun 2012, 02:03 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: More gay than Bi Out Status: Not hiding but not many people know Location: Chicago IL Age: 31 Posts: 4,785 Join Date: Dec 2009 Tournaments Won: 2 | Transit of Venus is going to happen today, it won't happen again for more than a hundred years. a live stream is here:NASA EDGE @ Mauna Kea, Hawaii: Live Webcast Streams |
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5th Jun 2012, 02:33 PM
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| An Abnormal Default EC Moderator Gender: Female Orientation: Straight Out Status: As out as the next straight kid Location: Good ol' Blighty Age: 20 Posts: 4,698 Join Date: Sep 2008 Tournaments Won: 1 | Re: Transit of Venus Found a third webstream - Mount Wilson Observatory: Live Webcast Streams
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5th Jun 2012, 06:58 PM
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| Flappychap Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Oregon, USA Age: 29 Posts: 6,703 Join Date: May 2008 | Re: Transit of Venus I spent about 2 and a half hours watching it with a telescope at my college, and then filters. you could hold the solar filters up to your eye, and see the transit without magnification.
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5th Jun 2012, 08:40 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 674 Join Date: Oct 2007 | Re: Transit of Venus I thought it was happening again in 2017... I completely forgot about it today. Oh well. |
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5th Jun 2012, 08:58 PM
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| Sean Michael Regular Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: I tell people who should know Location: Roseburg, Oregon Age: 19 Posts: 36 Join Date: Jun 2012 | Re: Transit of Venus That's pretty cool... I'll be able t tell all my little nieces and nephews that I saw it via the internet.
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5th Jun 2012, 09:06 PM
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| keep on keepin' on. EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: I have caught 'the gay' Out Status: Out to (nearly) everyone Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 3,969 Join Date: Jun 2010 | Re: Transit of Venus Quote:
I felt really bad because an older/retired man came by right after the sun set to see it, and hoped he could see the next one... until we broke the news to him. It was pretty sweet though. The planetarium at the school set up a queue to look through a powerful telescope, gave out these 3D-like glasses for viewing and presented info on the science behind the transit. Went with my housemates, and we ended up finding a few friends that we didn't get to see much of all last year, so we got to do a lot of catching up. Definitely a fun time though.
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5th Jun 2012, 09:10 PM
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| Flappychap Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Oregon, USA Age: 29 Posts: 6,703 Join Date: May 2008 | Re: Transit of Venus amazing how the simpliest of things, such as a planet crossing the face of the sun, can bring people together.
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5th Jun 2012, 09:52 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 674 Join Date: Oct 2007 | Re: Transit of Venus I guess I misheard it on the radio. It's alright though. I watched bits of it on the news. Besides, I see it in the evening and morning skies most of the year. I think I have a better chance of going on a manned mission to another planet and catching Venus transitting the Sun than living for another 105 years. I might even catch Earth transitting the Sun too. On a somewhat related note, here is a neat picture of the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Atlantis (docked) transitting the Sun back in 2010.  |
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6th Jun 2012, 02:16 AM
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| Now with a capital F! Full Member  Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Most, sans Dad Location: England Age: 16 Posts: 1,669 Join Date: May 2011 | Re: Transit of Venus I saw it last time, but yesterday and today there's been too much rain and all.
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