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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
 Posted - 06/04/2004 : 12:35:13
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June 8 - Venus, goddess of beauty and love, will dance across the sun.
Will you be watching?
http://www.transitofvenus.org/
Anybody plan to record the event?
We don't have the special equipment needed, so I think we'll use the binoculars against cardboard "trick", and maybe get some video or photography that way. I haven't been this excited to get up at 5 AM in a long time.
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat. |
Edited by - apl4eris on 06/07/2004 14:12:46 |
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1973 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 12:37:28
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I'm your Venus!
I'm your fire, joy, desire!
I keep feeling like people are just looking at screens and web sites all the time, but do they ever do anything? Or go out and say anything to anyone? I'm not so sure anymore. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 15:42:52
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I give up on making topics.
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 15:56:03
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Aww, don't say that Apl. I feel quite sad now. I wish I had something to post (that's a first I know) but I had no idea this was even taking place.
Sorry.
Come on people, discuss this damn topic will ya!!!
Pixies!?!? Pixies!?!? Don't talk to me about the Pixies!!!.........OK, talk to me about the Pixies!!! |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 15:57:49
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Oh and by the way Apl. If you ever get so low that you start topics about jeans, THEN it's time to give it up!!!
Pixies!?!? Pixies!?!? Don't talk to me about the Pixies!!!.........OK, talk to me about the Pixies!!! |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 16:06:47
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when can I see this apl4? I live in Vancouver, BC., Will I get retinal damage if I stare directly at it? I like celestial activity.
Do dyslexic-insomniac-agnostics stay up all night wondering if there really is a dog? |
Edited by - shineoftheever on 06/04/2004 16:18:41 |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 16:22:30
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Oops, didn't see the link, nevermind.
Do dyslexic-insomniac-agnostics stay up all night wondering if there really is a dog? |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 06/04/2004 : 16:42:38
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Is this the same venus as in Adnan's 'I love you' all, that will go dancing across the sun?
 "Join The Cult Of Scientific Phenomenalism/And Receive A Free Vortex Cannon!" |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 18:51:20
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OK. I won't give up just yet then.  It seems that I haven't quite figured out the alchemy of the successful topic. High voltage through eye of newt and bits of alumin(i)um foil doesn't seem to work...onward and upward!
This is the very same Venus, Cheeseman. Only this one hasn't happened in122 years! If you miss this one, the next is on June 6, 2012.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/transit/venus0412.html
where you can see it:
"The global visibility of the 2004 transit is illustrated with the world map in figure 2 ( Low Res or High Res ). The entire transit (all four contacts) is visible from Europe, Africa (except western parts), Middle East, and most of Asia (except eastern parts). The Sun sets while the transit is still in progress from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Korea, easternmost China and Southeast Asia. Similarly, the Sun rises with the transit already in progress for observers in western Africa, eastern North America, the Caribbean and most of South America. None of the transit will be visible from southern Chile or Argentina, western North America, Hawaii or New Zealand. "
It takes photon power
And eight minutes of an hour
To make it to our sun
And I know it sounds weird
But it's 8 more years
To make the next one
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 06/04/2004 : 23:53:51
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quote:
Is this the same venus as in Adnan's 'I love you' all, that will go dancing across the sun?
And when the planet hit the sun, I saw the face of Alison.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 00:09:03
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| I react indifferently. If I do not get to see that which no human has ever witnessed, will my life really be any worse? That is the question I deploy after experiencing any sadness or compunction for missing a something. |
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Little Black Francis
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 06/05/2004 : 00:35:42
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Edited by - Little Black Francis on 06/07/2004 22:02:35 |
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1973 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 15:59:23
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quote:
Originally posted by apl4eris
OK. I won't give up just yet then. It seems that I haven't quite figured out the alchemy of the successful topic. High voltage through eye of newt and bits of alumin(i)um foil doesn't seem to work...onward and upward!
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat.
I am sorry if I spoiled your topic. I just couldn't find anything smart to say, so I said something stupid. Don't be upset. Please.
I keep feeling like people are just looking at screens and web sites all the time, but do they ever do anything? Or go out and say anything to anyone? I'm not so sure anymore. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 16:46:20
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Well.........
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....ok. 
Seriously, I just wanted to see if anyone else was gonna watch the Venus Transit! It should be really cool (It's this Tuesday, June 8th).
So, lessee...hmmm.......must employ Adnan's "4 Rules and a P.S. to a Noteworthy Topic" topic fixer!
What's your favorite part of the universe lately? (It could be anything, and it'll still fit the thread title!)
Me? Right now, I'm diggin' on baby groundhogs in my backyard (also known as whistlepigs or woodchucks), entanglement, and spicy Chicken Pad Thai. Yuuummmm!
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat. |
Edited by - apl4eris on 06/05/2004 16:47:21 |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 16:48:40
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I like Southern hemisphere stars, and the real sauce of Chaos, LM Margo's Peri-Peri.
PS. Yus! Capitals and 3 exclamation points!!!
 "It's a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn't it? Mmmmm. Marvellous." |
Edited by - Cheeseman1000 on 06/05/2004 16:52:07 |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 16:58:11
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Who's LM Margo and what is special about her Peri-Peri?!!!
Do you get to see the stars very well where you live?
P.S. Thank you for noticing, dear Cheeseman!!!
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 17:03:28
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I dunno, its the name of some Peri-peri sauce I bought when I was in South Africa. The night sky was beautiful - I've never seen the Milky Way before, living in London I see pretty much zip. Beautiful. And very big.
PS. You're welcome, sweetest apl!!!
"It's a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn't it? Mmmmm. Marvellous." |
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1973 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 17:48:11
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In Paris, no stars either. Except local movie stars, if you're lucky. The most beatiful sky I've ever seen was in the north of Sweden (200 km north of the Polar Circle), and it was just amazing. Especially with all the Northern Lights constantly dancing through the sky...
And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 18:13:20
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Were you able to get any pictures, Adnan?
I can't wait to see an aurora someday.
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat. |
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1973 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 18:33:29
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Just one picture, but not very clear. You need spacial cameras for that (longer exposition). Wait, I will post it.
Here :
It's a very bad picture, we had the feeling that it was very near us, like 200 m (i don't know how many yards this represents) higher. And we have walked for three hours by - 45°C (i don't know how many fahreneits this represents) to see it, but it was worth it. Like seeing the face of God - and I have deerly paid (frozen nose for the next two months).
And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 18:58:31
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Wow! Nice image! What in the world are those dark squiggly things? One looks like an upside-down bunny-UFO.
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat. |
Edited by - apl4eris on 06/05/2004 18:59:12 |
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 19:21:04
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looks like rose bouquets in a kiddie pool that needs cleaning, with someone smoking a cigar nearby. Are you actually Fidel Castro?
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 19:24:05
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fudd
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 06/05/2004 : 21:05:57
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quote:
Originally posted by apl4eris
Me? Right now, I'm diggin' on baby groundhogs in my backyard (also known as whistlepigs or woodchucks), entanglement, and spicy Chicken Pad Thai.
I had a groundhog living in my backyard and my neighbors called the Animal Cops and they came and took it away. Assholes they are.
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
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Posted - 06/06/2004 : 14:45:57
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quote:
Originally posted by SpudBoy
looks like rose bouquets in a kiddie pool that needs cleaning, with someone smoking a cigar nearby. Are you actually Fidel Castro?
You can call me Fiddy!
And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2004 : 14:14:01
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All the info on where to see and how to view (not directly! -you can get a vision, from looking into the sun...) this very rare and cool event:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/venus_transit_2004.html
More in-depth info:
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/venus_transit_040206.html
you can watch it online too (sites listed at bottom of the article):
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/article_1258_1.asp
It takes photon power
And eight minutes of an hour
To make it to our sun
And I know it sounds weird
But it'll take you four years
To make the next one
Expanding border
That's the sauce
Of chaos
And that's an order
That's an order
So stomp your feet
And clap your hands
Get out of your seat
And do a little dance
Lift up your voice
And sing with glee
Now listen carefully to me
Desert your quarters
Behold the pie in the sky
And that's an order
That's an order
That's an order (x7)
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat. |
Edited by - apl4eris on 06/07/2004 14:19:18 |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2004 : 17:44:01
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So, will anyone be watching?
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat. |
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Venus Transit - tomorrow, June 8
