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Date: 01 May 2007 10:56:35
From: patrick mitchel
Subject: objects transit of sun- visible?
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Besides the inner planets, can objects of smaller diameter be readily viewed
making transit of the sun? What is the smallest object that has been
photographed making the transit. Thanks, Pat
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Date: 01 May 2007 13:07:39
From: oriel36
Subject: Re: objects transit of sun- visible?
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On May 1, 6:56 pm, "patrick mitchel" <patm...@lafn.org > wrote:
> Besides the inner planets, can objects of smaller diameter be readily viewed
> making transit of the sun? What is the smallest object that has been
> photographed making the transit. Thanks, Pat
These guys will fight tooth and nail for the false Newtonian view
that retrogrades are resolved only by viewing planetary motions from
the Sun -
"For to the earth planetary motions appear sometimes direct,
sometimes stationary, nay, and sometimes retrograde. But from the sun
they are always seen direct.." Newton
They had no telescopes in the era of Copernicus to prose 'transits '
as a way to promote heliocentric reasoning and even today,these
magnification creatures still only manage to promote planetary
'transits' as the planet passing before the Sun.
Let me tell you what a transit actually is -
http://www.vt-2004.org/mt-2003/mt-2003-soho1999-normal.jpg
That is an image of Mercury about to overtake the slower forward
moving Earth with the central Sun in the background.The orbital shadow
of Mercury is in total view while the solar radiation/orbital shadow
boundary is absent as a way of affirming that the overtaking point is
reached.
These guys will not affirm Copernican heliocentric reasoning even
with modern imaging,prefering to stick with the dullness of late 17th
century views.They must hate astronomy and astronomers !.
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Date: 01 May 2007 12:19:13
From:
Subject: Re: objects transit of sun- visible?
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> While I assume you are referring to natural objects, I'll note that the
> Shuttle, ISS, and some Earth orbiting satellites have been imaged
> transiting the Sun. Taken literally, those would be the smallest objects
> recorded.
Smallest ones above the dense parts of Earth's atmosphere. Birds,
balloons, and small planes are frequently seen transiting the Sun.
- Tony Flanders
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Date: 01 May 2007 18:14:44
From: Chris L Peterson
Subject: Re: objects transit of sun- visible?
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On Tue, 1 May 2007 10:56:35 -0700, "patrick mitchel" <patm317@lafn.org >
wrote:
>Besides the inner planets, can objects of smaller diameter be readily viewed
>making transit of the sun? What is the smallest object that has been
>photographed making the transit. Thanks, Pat
While I assume you are referring to natural objects, I'll note that the
Shuttle, ISS, and some Earth orbiting satellites have been imaged
transiting the Sun. Taken literally, those would be the smallest objects
recorded.
The smallest planet-sized object we see transit the Sun is, of course,
the Moon.
It has been proposed to examine Aten class asteroids, and other NEOs,
during solar transits. But transits are rare, very localized, and
difficult to capture. I haven't heard of any successes.
_________________________________________________
Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
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Date: 01 May 2007 21:08:12
From: Anthony Ayiomamitis
Subject: Re: objects transit of sun- visible?
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patrick mitchel wrote:
> Besides the inner planets, can objects of smaller diameter be readily viewed
> making transit of the sun? What is the smallest object that has been
> photographed making the transit. Thanks, Pat
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>
Pat,
I have personally captured the ISS with Discovery transitting the sun.
See here: http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Sat-Trans-2005-07-28.htm (please
move your mouse over the image so that a second "mouseover" image loads. ;-)
I have been fortunate to capture something similar (ISS only) against
the moon as well.
The apparent diameter of the ISS varies depending on its distance from
us but is usually around 20 arc-seconds.
Anthony.
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