Does anyone know how long the Transit of Venus lasts? The observatory here says it starts at 6:04, and obviously sunset ends things, but that's not until past 8:30 right now. It's pretty darn cloudy and I'm wondering if we'll have any chance at all.
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flea - Jun 05, 2012 12:33:17 pm PDT #8420 of 30001
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Does anyone know how long the Transit of Venus lasts?
Four or five hours, IIRC.
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Observers in North America see Venus on June 5 around 6:04 p.m. EDT until sunset. The entire transit lasts over six hours.
askye - Jun 05, 2012 12:40:30 pm PDT #8422 of 30001
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Is there a droid app you can use to watch the venus transit?
flea - Jun 05, 2012 12:41:12 pm PDT #8423 of 30001
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Okay, so if the cloud cover clears up some by 7pm we still get plenty of transit. Sun sets at 8:40. (Go team weather.com for having quarter-hour predictions for the next 4 hours. Things should get better, although not perfect, between 6:45 and 7pm.)
meara - Jun 05, 2012 1:00:50 pm PDT #8424 of 30001
So, it starts in a few minutes? Shoul I go outside? Would I see anything, or do I need something? (I'm at UCLA)
flea - Jun 05, 2012 1:05:12 pm PDT #8425 of 30001
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Apparently Venus is kind of little, so it's better through a telescope. And of course, don't look directly at the sun. But you can safely view using your phone camera I think.
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sumi - Jun 05, 2012 1:23:00 pm PDT #8426 of 30001
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So, is Venus that teeney tiny little black spot on the lower lefthand edge of the sun?
Consuela - Jun 05, 2012 1:23:16 pm PDT #8427 of 30001
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flea - Jun 05, 2012 1:24:51 pm PDT #8429 of 30001
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They've been showing occasional big closeups, too.