2012 Transit of Venus
Here's a round up of images and thoughts from around the Bay Area and beyond of this once-in-a-lifetime celestial experience.
- "In the spirit of the day you knew there would be someone out there to inject a little humor with the 1st official image of the "Transit of Venus." You gotta love the right brained among us. Image Credit: Mario R."
- Pre-show entertainment: This image of the sun was taken by KQED’s very own Media Systems Administrator, AJ Alfieri-Crispin.
- Phil Plait @BadAstronomer shared the following image and comments:
Wow! UV shot from SDO really shows Venus silhouetted against the Sun's corona! ow.ly/i/FXBB/original
First contact at #VenusTransit will happen soon. Latest image from SDO #VenusTransit http://pic.twitter.com/yrUtGYQK- KQED staff view the Transit of Venus through welder's lenses in front of the building.
.@kqedscience the actual marker plus plaque #transitvenus http://pic.twitter.com/E2nQZGL8- Watching the #VenusTransit here at the Rose Center for Earth and Space instagr.am/p/Lgj1_ZQBIw/
What a beautiful day to view the once-in-a-lifetime transit of Venus across old Sol! @KQEDscience http://pic.twitter.com/x3VLRfXZ
@KQEDscience @sciam Even the dog knows how to watch the #transitofvenus safely! http://pic.twitter.com/N63k1BJR
Y entonces el SOL se trago a venus #VenusTransit ;) flipante http://pic.twitter.com/pSviP1Mi- The #VenusTransit is underway -- are you watching? Last one until 2117! Here's another image from @NASA_SDO twitpic.com/9t7idl
Transit of Venus-Captured a few minutes ago by NCAR's Mauna Loa Solar Observatory #transitvenus #astronomy #science http://pic.twitter.com/JOE2idS0
4:30pm, having a blast. This is amazing. #VenusTransit http://pic.twitter.com/2lb841MF
"There's a little black spot on the sun today." #venustransit #venus @#kingofpain- Screenshot of NASA's live stream of the Transit of Venus at 4:36PM Pacific Standard Time:
- Random people from the FiDi and Flickr HQ team checking out Venus transit of the Sun (2012)
"John Ubante had his Canon rig set up for the Venus transit -- Flickr HQ staff and lots of passers by stopped to check out the show."
