Here's my Mercury transit tale of woe. I arose just before 5:00 a.m. EDT (9:00 UT) only to hear a less than inspiring weather forecast on the NOAA station. (There seemed to be at least a chance of catching the final half hour of the transit, all of it that was visible from Pennsylvania, judging by the forecast on Tuesday.) I packed up my gear and joined my friend Tony Donnangelo at the top of a hill just west of Hummelstown. From this vantage point we had a great view of the fog.
Well, at least we were able to watch the end of the transit as seen on Earth from a site in the Netherlands and mid-transit as seen from the SOHO satellite from Tony's house. BTW, low clouds prevented us from seeing the 1999 sunset transit.
Dave Mitsky
Harrisburg, PA
Well, at least we were able to watch the end of the transit as seen on Earth from a site in the Netherlands and mid-transit as seen from the SOHO satellite from Tony's house. BTW, low clouds prevented us from seeing the 1999 sunset transit.
Dave Mitsky
Harrisburg, PA
Chance favors the prepared mind.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
