W/c 4Th June

[swamp thing]

Hi All

Hope you're all enjoying the diamond jubilee and the new forum.

Admin have few tweaks to do to sort things completely but they're getting there.

So who's gonna be up for the Venus transit?

[Woking]

If the forecast is good, I'll give it a go. It really needs to be ok on the cloud front for it to be worth getting out of bed so blumming early!

New forum software seems to work well. Going to post some items in the Classified tomo

[swamp thing]

Yeah! I think a good forecast is kinda mandatory before I start thinking of setting the alarm clock.

[Woking]

Looks like it's a no go. Real shame but unsuprising with this so called summer we are having.

There's a Mercury transit in 2016

[swamp thing]

Shame, typical of our weather though. (imagine grumpy smiley here)

Ive got no tool bar and smileys at the moment (forum change).

[jam1e1]

shame its not clear, just back from up north had first brief view of sun through solar film - looked white as expected

[swamp thing]

Anyone see it? I must admit I didn't even set the alarm the weather was so bad locally.

Looks as though the moons gonna be spoiling any observing this week (if we actually get a clear night) so it'll probably be next week now anyway.

[Leebert]

Anyone see it? I must admit I didn't even set the alarm the weather was so bad locally.

Looks as though the moons gonna be spoiling any observing this week (if we actually get a clear night) so it'll probably be next week now anyway.

Hi Guys,

I haven't been on here for a bit and hadn't seen this thread. I was the same to start with but did set the alarm just in case. When the alarm went off at 0430 and looked out the window, I very nearly went back to bed. The optimist in me packed the PST in the car and me & the Wife went to Kenley Aerodrome. We met a few other optimists there and the scope was set up for sunrise at 0446 but it was an hour later before the clouds parted just enough to see the transit. The clouds stayed away just enough for some observing and a very hasty a-focal photo.

We were very lucky for sure!!

The end of the transit of Venus by MrLeebert, on Flickr

[swamp thing]

Great stuff Lee. Well done.

Glad someone locally got a look at it.

[Woking]

Nice one Lee, great pic too.

I'm starting to regret not setting the alarm now!

[nytecam]

Got lucky from the window thus via Coronado PST CaK

[swamp thing]

Wahey! Great stuff.

Wish I'd set the alarm now doh!

It was so wet and cloudy that night.