Mercury transit of the Sun May 9th, 2016

[LenSatic]

Those planning on viewing the total eclipse in 2017 can practice using their eye protection on Mon. the 9th when Mercury will pass between Earth and the Sun. If you do not have proper eye protection, welding glass shade 13 or better or Mylar solar filters, make a pinhole camera like you learned in grade school.

http://eclipsewise.com/oh/tm2016.html

It's a rather long event so don't bother getting up early, I won't. 😉

LS

[spacedoutbob]

We were clouded out here in the Bay Area, the sun didn't come out until almost 12 Noon. I saw the Venus one back in 2012, while I was in Philadelphia.

Bob in Calif.

[icanon]

No pics went out to my daughters school and let the kids have a look at the transit. Needless to say the children were all excited!!! Unfortunately we had maybe an hour then it clouded out for the rest of the day, agh.

Here's a pic I took of first venus transit, the second (last one) venus transit was clouded out.
At the time I didn't have my SolarMax but bought it just before the second transit.

[LenSatic]

No joy for me. Anyone have any better luck? It's been about 10 years since the last transit and I don't really remember what I did then. I may have used the welding glass behind my binos. But, as I recall, there were sunspots larger than the disk of Mercury back then.

Got pix icanon?

LS

[LenSatic]

icanon wrote:
Got my Solarmax II ready for the event and they're calling for clear skies for Monday. 🙂

Nice! I've got a solar filter for my 8" but not my 5" and I'm too lazy to set up either. It's just a tiny dark disk against a bright ball of fire anyway. 😉 Can you take pix through it? If so, post them for those peeps under crying clouds. 😄

Good luck!

LS

[bukhrn]

gbopp wrote:
Thanks. Even if it could be seen in Pennsylvania, it will probably be cloudy and raining, as usual. 😞

X-2, although it didn't rain here today, from 3:08 to 3:13. 😞

[profdant139]

Thanks for the heads up -- we need to find a remote location far from urban light pollution!

Wait a minute -- maybe not . . . .

[icanon]

Got my Solarmax II ready for the event and they're calling for clear skies for Monday. 🙂

[gbopp]

Thanks. Even if it could be seen in Pennsylvania, it will probably be cloudy and raining, as usual. 😞