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sylvius
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# Posted: 8 Jun 2004 09:03
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Just to inform everyone that there was a transit of Venus on the Sun today and I actually saw it myself with my solar eclipse glasses from 1999!!!! It was situated in the 5 o'clock position when I looked! 
It was a good thing I brought the solar eclipse glasses into work today as at least 20 people from work wanted to see it!!! 
I was very popular today I'd say!!!!
Here's a link to the BBC for more transit news and pictures from today!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3784293.stm
Enjoy!
Sylvius
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silvrefyre
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# Posted: 8 Jun 2004 14:31
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we were observing it at our university. We showed loads of people (about 1000 we reckon! ), and got lots of media attention!
Hopefully our pictures will go up at http://www.astrosoc.org.uk soon!
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anth
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2004 00:57
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We had a great view of the transit from our back garden. I had a solar filter on my telescope which showed it in great detail.
Once i get back online at home i'll be posting some of the best images i gathered during the event.
Three cheers for the British weather!  For once it did us UK astronomers proud...I got sunburn observing though. Not usualy a problem for us telescope peeps.*L*
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