On 6/5/2012 3:17 PM, jmcquown wrote:

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
For those with clear skies (not here) you can observe the planet Venus
cross in front of the sun this afternoon. It starts a little after 6 PM
eastern time. This won't happen again for 105 years. Be sure to have
eye protection such as welder's goggles.

---MIKE---

In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44� 15' N - Elevation 1580')


Unfortunately, I don't own welder's goggles And it's raining. I won't
be seeing Venus do anything with the sun today.

Jill

The Sun was out and so was I and about 3,000 other people at the Sudekum
Planetarium in Nashville, TN. Here are a couple of people shots:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bud_hamblen/sets/72157630062798150/

OBrpca: Telescopes where the image is formed by a combination of
mirrors and lenses are referred to as catadioptric telescopes,
frequently shortened to _cats_.

Bud