Transit of Venus

It is happening as we speak. Grab your welding helmet and check it out. Will not happen again for more than a hundred years.

 

Cool. Scratched that off the ol' bucket list.

 

I think I'll catch the next one.

 

Set your helmet shade to 14

It started in the 1 oclock position and it's a real tiny dot.

Grandkids are diggin it right now.

 

Penicillin will fix that.

 

had to use 2 lens and sunglasse to veiw it, neato!!!!!!!!!!

 

I have a number 12 lens. Used that and a pair of dark sunglasses. Can see it really well when the clouds allow.

 

Just finished looking at it thru the welding helmet and binoculars. Very cool sight.

 

no good here, to much fuckin cloud cover

 

It's raining here in Orlando. When it happened six years ago I got to hang out in the campus observatory and watch it there.

 

worked ok with the 12 autodarkening, but the darker standard lens it showed better. glad i'm not the only geek who grabbed the kids and the welding helmet.

 

Used a pair of welding goggles and binoculars as well.Saw a big sunspot afterward but that eventually faded.Don't think I'll be around for the next one.

 

My little car spotters that I carry in the glove comartment of the 71 didn't work with the welding helmet.

 

put on my welding helmet and did not see anything, of course I was still in my shop for safety - Ha! so, this has to do with traditional cars - how???

 

I almost forgot, but, with about an hour left, I also grabbed my welding helmet so the kids and my wife (and the neighbors) could see.

 

the planets are aligned, so its ok to buy another project.

 

Grabbed a pic through my welding helmet.

Just thought I would put it out there before the thread was closed.

 

Saw it today at work was pretty cool, we all turned off the mills and lathes for a second grabbed the welding helmets and stood outside and had a look.