[TriLUG] OT: Transit of Venus (ToV)

[Chris Short]

My weather forecasts all say partly cloudy which is good enough for
me. As far as South Carolina goes I think there really isn't much to
say other than lakes and coastal areas from my POV.

The Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh and the Morehead
Planitarium in Chapel Hill both have free events going on tomorrow for
the Venus transit. I'll be attending the one in downtown Raleigh since
I have no astronomy equipment whatsoever that's suitable for this
event.

Anyone else have plans for tomorrow?

Thanks,
Chris Short

On Jun 4, 2012, at 6:24 PM, Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack at wm7d.net> wrote:

> 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
>
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