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MVDV> > WHERE WAS THE BLACK DROP?
MVDV> >
MVDV> > As reports on the Venus transit come in from around the
MVDV> > world, the burning question in the observational community
MVDV> > surrounds the "black drop": Why did some people see it while
MVDV> > others did not? Did it happen at all?
MVDV> >
MVDV> > The black-drop effect is seen when a dark patch appears to
MVDV> > connect Venus with the dark sky past the edge of the Sun, sometimes
MVDV> > giving Venus a teardrop shape. It was widely observed and commented
MVDV> > on in the 18th and 19th centuries. Yet most observers didn't
MVDV> > report seeing a black drop this time.

MVDV>I watched the event through a 50 mm telescope. (With a 
MVDV>proper filter of course). I did not see the black drop.

MVDV>Regards, Michiel

I was out ready with my new 105mm Mak but it was too cloudy to see
anything.  The transit was already in progress as the Sun rose here in
Minneapolis and only lasted about another half-hour.  I wasn't able to
see a thing.
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