bush_cheney2004 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Posted June 14, 2012 Nice video of the Venus transit last week, and of course a very holy day for pagans around the world. We couldn't get a permit to sacrifice any goats, so we used some old stuffed animals instead. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
August1991 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) Nice video of the Venus transit last week... Such videos are typical. Eclipse, transit. Nowadays, predictable.I prefer videos of people watching the (unexpected, predicted) event. ---- This matters in democracy, and markets. It is not what I think but rather what I think that my neighbour will think. As John Maynard Keynes famously wondered about a beauty contest: “It is not a case of choosing those that, to the best of one’s judgment, are really the prettiest, nor even those that average opinion genuinely thinks the prettiest. We have reached the third degree where we devote our intelligences to anticipating what average opinion expects the average opinion to be. And there are some, I believe, who practice the fourth, fifth and higher degrees.” Edited June 14, 2012 by August1991 Quote
DogOnPorch Posted June 14, 2012 Report Posted June 14, 2012 Another space rock... http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/06/14/asteroid-flyby-earth.html Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Posted June 14, 2012 ...I prefer videos of people watching the (unexpected, predicted) event. Meh...videos of people are so typical and expected....YouTube predictable. This matters in democracy, and markets. It is not what I think but rather what I think that my neighbour will think. As John Maynard Keynes famously wondered about a beauty contest: Transits of Venus are rare enough to be more important what my neighbour thinks, and I sure as hell didn't spend $5,000 for a Lunt double stack to watch or listen to my neighbour. Transit events matter because they answered and continue to answer fundamental questions, including questions about other solar systems. http://www.exploratorium.edu/venus/question4.html There will still be plenty of time to watch 'Jackass' videos on YouTube in between transits and eclipses. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Posted June 14, 2012 Another space rock... Cool...looks like Mrs. Potato Head. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Guest Manny Posted June 14, 2012 Report Posted June 14, 2012 Yeah I was pretty cool! My friend and I observed it with some metallized solar film he put over his binoculars. Saw a few sunspots too. Quote
GostHacked Posted June 14, 2012 Report Posted June 14, 2012 Yeah I was pretty cool! My friend and I observed it with some metallized solar film he put over his binoculars. Saw a few sunspots too. Would that work on a video camera? Putting the film over the lense of the camera? I tried to get a couple shots myself, but I knew I would not be successful. Quote
Guest Manny Posted June 14, 2012 Report Posted June 14, 2012 Would that work on a video camera? Putting the film over the lense of the camera? I tried to get a couple shots myself, but I knew I would not be successful. I think it might work, but you'd need a special filter with a video camera. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Posted June 14, 2012 I think it might work, but you'd need a special filter with a video camera. Any solar filter rated for visual use can be used for still photos or video. The most popular filter is a thin, but expensive vapor deposition film from Germany (BAADER AstroSolar™ Safety Film), which has different ND ratings. Glass filters are also available, as are cheaper mylar filter sheets. We used modified FlipVideo cameras and Canon DSLRs with telescopes for last week's Venus transit (with various blocking and color filters). Viewing the sun through a camera lens, telescope, or binoculars without a good solar filter can result in instant eye damage. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
August1991 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) Transits of Venus are rare enough to be more important what my neighbour thinks... On the contrary. For such rare (financial) events, I pay great attention to what my neighbours think. Edited June 16, 2012 by August1991 Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Posted June 16, 2012 On the contrary. For such rare (financial) events, I pay great attention to what my neighbours think. Good for you...what my neighbour does is far more important than what he/she thinks or says. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
August1991 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Good for you...what my neighbour does is far more important than what he/she thinks or says.I agree that actions speak louder than words.But in markets, as life, thoughts matters too. As Keynes noted (and as Lucas further understood) in markets, what people think matters. For example, Robert Lucas argued that people would not always think the same way. Edited June 18, 2012 by August1991 Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Posted June 18, 2012 But in markets, as life, thoughts matters too. But the game is Seven Card Stud, not Five Card Draw. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Wilber Posted June 18, 2012 Report Posted June 18, 2012 Transits of Venus are rare enough to be more important what my neighbour thinks, and I sure as hell didn't spend $5,000 for a Lunt double stack to watch or listen to my neighbour. Transit events matter because they answered and continue to answer fundamental questions, including questions about other solar systems. http://www.exploratorium.edu/venus/question4.html It was important enough to be the reason for Cook's first voyage. Although they didn't see it because of weather, that transit really started something. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) It was important enough to be the reason for Cook's first voyage. Although they didn't see it because of weather, that transit really started something. Agreed, as the level of international cooperation and timing was critical to the mining of data from such transits, to learn such things as the distance to and size of the sun. I gave some solar film glasses to passersby to have a peek at the transit, then told them they would likely be dead before the next one comes along. One of them thanked me, saying it was the first time she added and crossed out an item on her "bucket list" in the same day. Edited June 18, 2012 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
bleeding heart Posted June 20, 2012 Report Posted June 20, 2012 Meh...videos of people are so typical and expected....YouTube predictable. Transits of Venus are rare enough to be more important what my neighbour thinks, and I sure as hell didn't spend $5,000 for a Lunt double stack to watch or listen to my neighbour. Transit events matter because they answered and continue to answer fundamental questions, including questions about other solar systems. http://www.exploratorium.edu/venus/question4.html There will still be plenty of time to watch 'Jackass' videos on YouTube in between transits and eclipses. Some responses are more or less perfect, I think. Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
DogOnPorch Posted June 20, 2012 Report Posted June 20, 2012 We'd all have fun sharing a brew together, I think. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
bleeding heart Posted June 20, 2012 Report Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) No question. We all have awesome friends and acquaintances who, if they were on these forums anonymously and we didn't know it was them, we'd think are massive tools. You never know until you actually meet someone. But we can read between the lines here, and use a bit of imagination, and say "That communist motherf***** is probably a great guy." And I'm definitely not saying, "We all must love one another!" I like a good scrap. But I don't take it seriously. Edited June 20, 2012 by bleeding heart Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.