Transit of Venus

This is what yesterday's Transit of Venus looked like. Essentially what we saw was a black dot (Venus) slowly going across the disc of the sun (big white circle - filtered). The transit took about 6 hours to complete. It started shortly after 12 noon Hawaii time and finished sometime after 6 pm right before sunset. I managed to get a few pictures of this once in a lifetime event. You see two of them here, and links to photos elsewhere.



The next Transit of Venus occurs in the year 2117. I definitely won't be around to see that!

 Transit of Venus 

 Flickr Photos Transit of Venus


Video Clips (from various sources)



KITV 4 News June 5, 2012.



NASA SDO's Ultra-high Definition View of 2012 Venus Transit



From the BBC: Why is the Transit of Venus such a rare event?

Photos of the Week: To December 15, 2011.

Lunar Eclipse of December 10, 2011.



A total eclipse of the moon was visible in most parts of Hawaii not impacted by rainy and cloudy weather. This is the site that early risers were treated to when earth's shadow covered the surface of the full moon after the home planet travelled directly between the sun and moon.

More eclipse photos on my Flickr site.

Hawaiian Sunset and Rainbow



Sunset from Kaka'ako Waterfront Beach Park, Dec. 14, 2011.



This rainbow was also spotted from the park on December 14.

Mel's Flickr Website