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jamescanvin

Dec 1 2008, 06:07 PM

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Gloriously clear evening here in Devon - just got back after watching Venus emerge from behind the moon.

Taken less than an hour ago

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Stu

Dec 1 2008, 11:01 PM

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Fantastic view from here in Kendal... watched it from Kendal Castle, shivering in temperatures of minus OMG degrees whilst giving a running commentary over my mobile for local BBC radio... a beautiful sight with the planets and Moon hanging above the battlements of the ruined castle, and when Venus emerged from behind the Moon, through my 4.5" 'scope Venus looked so bright it was as if a nuclear bomb had gone off on the lunar limb...

I've been an amateur astronomer for over three decades, and this was definitely one of the coolest things I've EVER seen...!

Pretty crude "stick the camera against the eyepiece and see what comes out" pics...

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jamescanvin Occultation of Venus Dec 1 2008, 06:07 PM

remcook wow Dec 1 2008, 06:27 PM

jamescanvin And a GIF animation: Taken (irregularly) over 1... Dec 1 2008, 06:35 PM

Ant103 Good catches James . My owns : Before the meeting... Dec 1 2008, 06:56 PM

Tesheiner Beautiful pictures, specially the GIF. I was drivi... Dec 1 2008, 09:01 PM

ngunn Likewise for us in Wales - but I knew I'd find... Dec 1 2008, 09:03 PM

helvick For once we had wonderfully clear skies here in Ir... Dec 1 2008, 09:15 PM

Airbag Slightly off topic since beyond the occultation, b... Dec 1 2008, 10:43 PM

Doc What fantastic images guys! If only it hadn... Dec 1 2008, 09:07 PM

Stu Fantastic view from here in Kendal... watched it f... Dec 1 2008, 11:01 PM

Stu Couple of wide angle shots, too... Dec 1 2008, 11:53 PM

Floyd Boston is clear and it is a beautiful view---the s... Dec 2 2008, 12:21 AM

Astro0 Nice images everyone. We had a lovely view of what... Dec 2 2008, 12:33 AM

djellison Leicester must be cursed. No ISS/STS flyovers AT ... Dec 2 2008, 12:33 AM

tedstryk I have missed this whole spectacle thanks to bad w... Dec 2 2008, 03:33 AM

ustrax Can take the clouds for missing the occultation bu... Dec 2 2008, 08:59 AM

nprev Yeah, me too...the marine layer's been thick ... Dec 2 2008, 03:37 AM

Stu Any UK members who can access the BBC's iPlaye... Dec 2 2008, 11:26 AM

AndyG Hey Stu, my distant memories of Radio Cumbria were... Dec 3 2008, 10:10 AM

Ant103 Nices pics there, especially Astro0 with the big s... Dec 2 2008, 03:14 PM

ngunn QUOTE (Ant103 @ Dec 2 2008, 03:14 PM) I m... Dec 2 2008, 03:51 PM

4th rock from the sun Here's my view, taken with a digital camera th... Dec 2 2008, 09:51 PM

ElkGroveDan Stu wins for composition. Now we all need to pi... Dec 2 2008, 03:17 PM

djellison Isn't Radio Cumbria, according to Richard Hamm... Dec 3 2008, 10:17 AM

Stu It was called "Lamb Bank" and was kind o... Dec 3 2008, 02:07 PM

nprev [ahem]...um, yeah, we had sort of a sheep-dating s... Dec 4 2008, 01:11 AM

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