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Monday is Mercury transit
And the weather looks good in the U.S. NE.
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Monday is Mercury transit
On Friday, 6 May 2016 23:50:49 UTC+2, RichA wrote:
And the weather looks good in the U.S. NE. Let us pray that light pollution doesn't spoil your day. ;-) |
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Monday is Mercury transit
On Friday, May 6, 2016 at 10:50:49 PM UTC+1, RichA wrote:
And the weather looks good in the U.S. NE. Remember now, when the inner planets overtake the Earth they are at the center of retrogrades and darkest as we see it from a slower moving Earth - http://www.astronomynorth.com/wp-con...4-schedler.jpg The outer planets are brightest as our planet overtakes them at the center of retrogrades - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0312...rs03_tezel.jpg It is not only the dynamical perspectives which partitions the inner and outer planets as seen from a moving Earth and indeed many observers already put the inner planets as they move from a evening appearance (left of Sun) to a morning appearance (right of Sun)into proper context but there is so much more that is lost to the concerns of celestial sphere enthusiasts. An agile mind allied with a generous heart is best suited to venture into the astronomical arena and honor the great motions which put our own planet into perspective and why life is so precious. |
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Monday is Mercury transit
Chris.B wrote:
On Friday, 6 May 2016 23:50:49 UTC+2, RichA wrote: And the weather looks good in the U.S. NE. Let us pray that light pollution doesn't spoil your day. ;-) Not a cloud in the sky here in East Anglia. A perfect view of the start of the transit. |
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Monday is Mercury transit
On Monday, 9 May 2016 08:03:54 UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:
Chris.B wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 23:50:49 UTC+2, RichA wrote: And the weather looks good in the U.S. NE. Let us pray that light pollution doesn't spoil your day. ;-) Not a cloud in the sky here in East Anglia. A perfect view of the start of the transit. More or less clear in Toronto, some heat-generated clouds. |
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Monday is Mercury transit
In article ,
RichA wrote: On Monday, 9 May 2016 08:03:54 UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote: Chris.B wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 23:50:49 UTC+2, RichA wrote: And the weather looks good in the U.S. NE. Let us pray that light pollution doesn't spoil your day. ;-) Not a cloud in the sky here in East Anglia. A perfect view of the start of the transit. More or less clear in Toronto, some heat-generated clouds. Clear skies in Oslo. Amazing how small Mercury is related to the Sun. -- mrr |
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Monday is Mercury transit
On Monday, May 9, 2016 at 3:31:04 PM UTC+1, Morten Reistad wrote:
In article , RichA wrote: On Monday, 9 May 2016 08:03:54 UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote: Chris.B wrote: On Friday, 6 May 2016 23:50:49 UTC+2, RichA wrote: And the weather looks good in the U.S. NE. Let us pray that light pollution doesn't spoil your day. ;-) Not a cloud in the sky here in East Anglia. A perfect view of the start of the transit. More or less clear in Toronto, some heat-generated clouds. Clear skies in Oslo. Amazing how small Mercury is related to the Sun. -- mrr You are among the first people to see the reason why Mercury moves in one direction against the background stars and then moves in the opposite direction as it swings out from behind the Sun to its widest point seen from a slower moving Earth before swinging back in front of the Sun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdFrE7hWj0A The retrograde motion of the outer planets is based solely on relative speeds between the faster motion of the Earth and the slower moving outer planets as they fall behind in view as the Earth overtakes them. Like cars on a racetrack, the inner planets provide a spectacle every bit as delightful as the outer planets and it is so easy today to put Mercury overtaking our slower moving Earth in many different contexts. Engineering to get people into space is hard but this stuff is easy for those who exercise that judgment part of their minds that rarely if ever gets used. I honor the original heliocentric astronomers who took the first steps and now I take another. |
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Monday is Mercury transit
Overcast and rain in central Iowa.
The next opportunities are Nov. 11, 2019 and Nov. 13, 2032. -- sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of physics, news from the physics community, and physics-related social issues. |
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Monday is Mercury transit
On Mon, 9 May 2016 09:52:29 -0500, Sam Wormley
wrote: Overcast and rain in central Iowa. Too bad. Pretty clear here in Colorado so far, but there are increasing clouds and probable snow or thunderstorms this afternoon, so I don't know if I'll see the whole thing. Got this about an hour ago: http://cloudbait.com/gallery/planets...60509_1429.jpg |
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Monday is Mercury transit
On 5/9/16 10:24 AM, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Mon, 9 May 2016 09:52:29 -0500, Sam Wormley wrote: Overcast and rain in central Iowa. Too bad. Pretty clear here in Colorado so far, but there are increasing clouds and probable snow or thunderstorms this afternoon, so I don't know if I'll see the whole thing. Got this about an hour ago: http://cloudbait.com/gallery/planets...60509_1429.jpg Thanks. -- sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of physics, news from the physics community, and physics-related social issues. |
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