{"id":2054,"date":"2012-06-06T19:48:45","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T00:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=2054"},"modified":"2012-06-06T19:48:45","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T00:48:45","slug":"im-your-venus-im-your-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=2054","title":{"rendered":"I’m your Venus, I’m your fire!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As many of you probably read in the media, there was a rare planetary\u00a0occurrence\u00a0on Tuesday. \u00a0In fact, Venus passed directly between the earth and the sun.<\/p>\n

The Cayman Islands Astronomical Society \u00a0(CIAS) setup a series of high powered telescopes which were equipped with special filters so that anyone who was interested could see this event. (and not go blind in the process) \u00a0 They set up shop on top of one of the buildings at Camana Bay. \u00a0Below are some of the telescopes in the setup. \u00a0Amazingly, organizers estimate that over 1000 people showed up. \u00a0I went early, so got to spend some time looking in some telescopes before lineups formed. By the time I left, the place was packed, so 1000 people is very plausible. \u00a0I think the CIAS can label this event a huge success.<\/p>\n

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This\u00a0occurrence\u00a0is quite rare. \u00a0The last one was in 2004 but was not visible from North America. \u00a0The next such event will be in 2117 … 105 years from now. \u00a0The actual fact that a planet passes in front of the sun is quite neat, but I have to admit that the fact that the next one will occur when I (and 99.9% of people alive today) will not be around to see it was definitely not lost on me.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the organizers of the event were also giving out “sun glasses” that allowed you to look at the sun without fear or ruining your eyes. \u00a0With these glasses, one could see without any magnification the small spot on Venus against the sun. \u00a0Definitely not as cool as looking though the telescope, but also quite nice to see without any assistance.<\/em><\/p>\n

Below are some pictures taken by a good friend of mine who allowed me to put some of his pictures on my blog. \u00a0Great shots Rob! \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0 Venus is the dark spot at the top right.<\/p>\n

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To anyone reading this blog in 2117 … hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed it in 2012.<\/p>\n

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