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The Vanishing Black Drop...
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Jun 12, 15:17 EDT
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Jun 12, 15:17 EDT
There's an interesting summary of observations of the "black drop effect" on Sky & Telescope's web site here: http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1277_1.asp
Apparently, few visual observers this time around saw anything like the descriptions of the black drop in earlier Venus transits. The change is tentatively attributed to the greatly improved optics available today.
Frank R
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
Apparently, few visual observers this time around saw anything like the descriptions of the black drop in earlier Venus transits. The change is tentatively attributed to the greatly improved optics available today.
Frank R
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
