Venus (the Planet) Transit

Always, make it clear what you are discussing when it comes to Venus.  Are you talking Love Goddess?  Or, are you talking planet?

Many may recall how the Bosom Brotherhood botched the Mercury (planet, not winged footed messenger) transit.  That's right.  We could not get the telescope to focus on Ogma Sunface in time.  That's right.  Wily Ogma eluded us, hiding behind Earth's curvature before we could draw a bead. 

But this time we are fixing to be all set and ready.  The fact is, we are fixing to practice today, Goddess willing and if Ogma's out this afternoon. 

Only about three probable possibilites could keep us from actually taking a picture of the Venus transit. 

1.  Clouds

2.  Inability to find Ogma with the scope.

3.  Other technical snafus. 

Regarding 2.  You would think that finding the sun is fairly easy since it is the largest appearing of all the heavenly bodies we have visible from Planet Earth.  Yet recall that you can't use normal means, like your telescope finder, to line up.  That's becasue you'll burn your eye out.

Regarding 3.  Our tripod is the worst possible.  It  is only adjustable for a few degrees before you need to get out the crescent wrench and readjust. 

So,  total failure is likely.

Here's the Venus transit rig:  astrozap filter, Celestron C 90 scope, camera adapter, cheap 40mm plossl,  C5060WZ camera.  Uh.  Ray,  maybe we should take the finder off the scope just in case one of us forgets and looks through it. 

No way Crumby.  I'm fixing to just tape over the peephole.  Then we can maybe sight over the top if one of us is super careful.