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Re: June 06Th, 2012 Venus Transit
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2012 Apr 21, 14:26 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2012 Apr 21, 14:26 -0400
I will be in Europe, and will not observe this:-( Last time (in 2004) I used my sextant (shades essentially) to watch it. It is interesting, mostly because you watch a "rare event". But looks like ordinary Sun spots which you can see almost every day with your sextant:-) Alex. On Sat, 21 Apr 2012, utf-8?Q?Antoine Cou=C3=ABtte?= wrote: > > Hello to all, > > > Just to remember to our NavList Community an indeed rare event. > > Last same event occurred in 2004 after (much) more than a century, and next to come after Jun 06th, 2002 will occur not sooner than one another century after (if not much more again). > > On June 06th next at or about 01h32m27.4sTT - everybody can thus reckon such TT time into UT using whatever TT-UT value (s)he wishes :-) - the second planet of the Solar System will transit over the Sun Limb when seen from the Third such planet. > > The geocentric distance between both centers will be close to 554". This value can be improved, I do agree. > > Any NavList Members with any plans to observe it ? Visible from California, non ? > > > Kermit > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList > Members may optionally receive posts by email. > To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=119214 > > >
