This is a “heads up; surf may be down” message warning of the possible postponement of tonight’s star party at Galaxy Quest (June 16, 2012). At 1:30pm, Jacob reports that Galaxy Quest is socked in with dense clouds, despite sun and partial clouds only 65 miles away at my house. All the different weather reports…
With clouds and rain expected for the rest of this week, we may miss this transit. Then again, we need only the briefest break at exactly the right hour to see the Black Drop, so one never knows. For something so rare, we’ll be ready, even if it’s looking unlikely. There has been almost no…
Unless it’s cloudy all over the world, it will still be possible to see the transit live, albeit via the Internet. “Sky and Telescope” magazine lists many sites boradcasting the transit. Even if we do get clear skies, we’ll only be able to see beginning of the transit. To see it start to finish, either…
