LA_MERC_Cowboy_From_Hell
June 2nd, 2012, 12:59 AM
June 5th 2012...
This is the “once in a lifetime” transit of Venus. This is where Venus will pass in front of the disk of the sun causing it to appear as a dark circle on the surface. The next transit after this one will be in December of 2117 so here is your last chance. As far as astronomical events go, this is a long one. From start to finish it will last over six hours but the sun will set for us here in So Cal before it is completed. You’ll have to go to Hawaii to see it start to finish.
External ingress: 3:06 pm
Internal ingress: 3:23 pm
Greatest transit: 6:25 pm
Sunset: 8:02 pm
Internal egress: 9:26 pm (after sunset)
External egress: 9:44 pm (after sunset)
These times are for So Cal so add 2 hours (I think) for you NOLA nubs.
This is the “once in a lifetime” transit of Venus. This is where Venus will pass in front of the disk of the sun causing it to appear as a dark circle on the surface. The next transit after this one will be in December of 2117 so here is your last chance. As far as astronomical events go, this is a long one. From start to finish it will last over six hours but the sun will set for us here in So Cal before it is completed. You’ll have to go to Hawaii to see it start to finish.
External ingress: 3:06 pm
Internal ingress: 3:23 pm
Greatest transit: 6:25 pm
Sunset: 8:02 pm
Internal egress: 9:26 pm (after sunset)
External egress: 9:44 pm (after sunset)
These times are for So Cal so add 2 hours (I think) for you NOLA nubs.