[TriLUG] OT: Transit of Venus (ToV)

[Glenn Hennessee]

The Natural Science Museum for me.

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 6:44 PM, Chris Short <chris.short at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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Glenn