[TriLUG] OT: Transit of Venus (ToV)

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

Tomorrow (Tues) venus will transit the face of the sun 
starting about 6:05pm. The sun will set before the transit 
finishes. To see the ToV, you need a clear view to the 
horizon in the NW direction and no clouds. Here's the cloud 
forcast at 6pm tomorrow for Lake Jordan, a popular local 
site for amateur astronomers.

http://cleardarksky.com/f.php?Mn=astronomy&p=4C3412JordLkNC

The cloud cover forcast for the Triangle (and many other 
places on the east coast) is dodgy. Likely spots within a 
day's drive are the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and a wide 
band across SC which stayd clear for the duration of the 
transit.

I don't know anything about SC, other than driving down I95. 
Can anyone recommend a pleasant spot to hang out for about 
4hrs tomorrow afternoon, with a clear view to the horizon in 
the NW direction? I'd be happy to stay at a roadsize 
reststop, except they usually have trees. A park, grass or 
mountain top would be nice.

Thanks Joe

-- 
Joseph Mack NA3T EME(B,D), FM05lw North Carolina
jmack (at) wm7d (dot) net - azimuthal equidistant map
generator at http://www.wm7d.net/azproj.shtml
Homepage http://www.austintek.com/ It's GNU/Linux!