Skipped out of racing on Santeria in Newcastle because Venus is crossing the path of the Sun; something that happens every 105 years! Walter and Colleen invited some of us to come to farm to look at the event through his 8" reflective telescope. He had put some special mylar film on the telescope to allow us to look at the sun.
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| John having a look |
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| Walter being himself |
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| View through eyepiece |
We were able to see it when it started at 6:08pm on the surface of the sun. The above picture was taken about an hour later. We could clearly see sunspots. After about 90 minutes, it started clouding over and we could not see it anymore.
When I got back to the club after 10:30pm, here is the view I got of the moon rising:
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Propped against the breakwall
F1.8 for 1.6 seconds |
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