minfy133 Oh I see… but where did the 5 come from the 5 * 584 calculation? george Musser @minfy133 just from looking for the next integer multiple. 584 days= 1.6 years = 8/5 years, so when Earth does 5 laps, and Venus 8,they return to where they were. the trick, though, is that theratio is not EXACTLY 1.6, but 1.59-something.
George Musser @robin no, goodness no, you need eye protection… but in 2004 Iwatched with eclipse shades. you can just about make out the dotwithout a projector or scope markfischetti Good point @gmusser. We think of transit as if the moon is passingby in an eclipse, taking only a few minutes. markfischetti But you’ve got 6 hours.
thesun is 1/2 degree in size from Earth RPGlennJohnson got some binocs on a tripod here at work to project on a whiteboardfor students as they come into class tonight…. george Musser @rpglennjohnson excellent, that’s the best way, I think macjohn is a neutral density filter on a DSLR with short exposures andsmall aperture enough to prevent damage to my camera? George Musser @macjohn hmm, not sure jmtsn Hey George, does Mercury ever transit the sun? RPGlennJohnson cloudy here in SW ohio right now tho George Musser @jmtsn it does indeed… seeeclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/transit/catalog/MercuryCatalo
Matt: And.. uh.. I just wanted to make sure that we could be in conversation. And.. Um.. so everybody thats on the call right now, I just want to welcome you for being on here. Were gonna have fun tonight. Actually, I am going to be recording this. So this is gonna.. were gonna have a good time. And if you guys dont know George, youre gonna get to know him. And, um just kinda.. before we get started, Ill tell you that uh, I was just at a Mark Victor Hansen event, not too long ag a Mark Victor Hansen speaking event, and george had a booth right next to where we were. And its very, very interest
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