Comments on: Interloper of the Venus Transit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 8th, 2012) | My Blog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/#comment-333223 The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 8th, 2012) | My Blog Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:10:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=50205#comment-333223 [...] Interloper of a Venus Transit by Phil Plait [...] [...] Interloper of a Venus Transit by Phil Plait [...]

]]> By: The final Venus transit picture « Why Evolution Is True http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/#comment-333222 The final Venus transit picture « Why Evolution Is True Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:10:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=50205#comment-333222 [...] amazing pictures here as I haven’t requested permission to use them, but Phil Plait has, and you can see them over at Bad Astronomy.  There are two pictures, actually, and here’s Phil’s description. Go have a look! I [...] [...] amazing pictures here as I haven’t requested permission to use them, but Phil Plait has, and you can see them over at Bad Astronomy.  There are two pictures, actually, and here’s Phil’s description. Go have a look! I [...]

]]> By: Navneeth http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/#comment-333221 Navneeth Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:09:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=50205#comment-333221 Thanks for your reply! Thanks for your reply!

]]> By: The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 8th, 2012) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/#comment-333220 The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 8th, 2012) Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:54:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=50205#comment-333220 [...] Interloper of the Venus Transit by Phil Plait [...] [...] Interloper of the Venus Transit by Phil Plait [...]

]]> By: The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 8th, 2012) - News of 2012 | News of 2012 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/#comment-333219 The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 8th, 2012) - News of 2012 | News of 2012 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 08:43:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=50205#comment-333219 [...] Interloper of the Venus Transit by Phil Plait [...] [...] Interloper of the Venus Transit by Phil Plait [...]

]]> By: The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 8th, 2012) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/#comment-333218 The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 8th, 2012) Sat, 09 Jun 2012 03:59:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=50205#comment-333218 [...] Interloper of a Venus Transit by Phil Plait [...] [...] Interloper of a Venus Transit by Phil Plait [...]

]]> By: The Week in Review « Tor/Forge's Blog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/#comment-333217 The Week in Review « Tor/Forge's Blog Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:00:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=50205#comment-333217 [...] event this week: Venus transiting the Sun. There are a ton of amazing pictures out there, but Bad Astronomer has some with not only Venus, but Hubble as [...] [...] event this week: Venus transiting the Sun. There are a ton of amazing pictures out there, but Bad Astronomer has some with not only Venus, but Hubble as [...]

]]> By: Yeebok http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/#comment-333216 Yeebok Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:47:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=50205#comment-333216 .. my FSM he's good. .. my FSM he’s good.

]]> By: Derek http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/#comment-333215 Derek Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:52:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=50205#comment-333215 Thanks, Mr. Legault! Nice work. It occurs to me that those were probably the most well documented and observed SUNSPOTS in history too, yes? Thanks, Mr. Legault! Nice work.

It occurs to me that those were probably the most well documented and observed SUNSPOTS in history too, yes?

]]> By: Thierry Legault http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/06/07/interloper-of-the-venus-transit/#comment-333214 Thierry Legault Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:59:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=50205#comment-333214 Thank you for your ncie comments! @Chris: it's a combination by "darkest pixels" (I don't remember the exact name in Photoshop since I did it with astronomical software, but it's the same principle), the algorithm takes the darkest value of all 9 images for each pixel. @Navneeth: Calsky can calculate the path of transit for any chosen interval of time, the observer site having no importance in this case. Thank you for your ncie comments!

@Chris: it’s a combination by “darkest pixels” (I don’t remember the exact name in Photoshop since I did it with astronomical software, but it’s the same principle), the algorithm takes the darkest value of all 9 images for each pixel.

@Navneeth: Calsky can calculate the path of transit for any chosen interval of time, the observer site having no importance in this case.

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