Venus was her name...

[eee1313]

So there's this whole transit of Venus thing going on tomorrow. I'm not sure what the weather is supposed to be like. If I get the chance, I'm going to try to check it out. I copied this information from cnn.com:

The transit of Venus across the face of the sun should only be observed with certain safety precautions to prevent possibly serious eye damage.

Specialized sun filters or strong welder's glasses can protect the eyes. Also, viewers can use a simple indirect method to watch the silhouette of the eclipsing sun as it waxes and wanes through partial phases.

To do so, aim sunlight through a homemade pinhole camera or something else with a pinprick hole in it. Guide the focused sunlight onto a white background such as a sheet of paper. Of course, don't look through the hole directly at the sun.

Of course. ::rolls eyes::

I think this is the one occurance in my life where I'll be glad to own welder's glasses. Seriously, how many girls in their mid-20s do you know who own welder's glasses? Besides Jennifer Beals in Flashdance, that is.

And on a different note, did anyone else watch the Belmont Stakes this weekend? There was a horse named Rock Hard Ten that ran. Rock Hard Ten wouldn't go in the starting gate, so they had to put blinders on him. And of course, the announcer had to comment. "Rock Hard Ten won't go in!" Hee hee hee! Then, during the race, he uttered such gems as, "Rock Hard Ten is pressing on the inside!" and "Rock Hard Ten is coming up short!" My sister and I were dying while we listened to this. Now if only we got to hear something like, "Rock Hard Ten just didn't perform like he used to."

Comments

[georgevna.livejournal.com]

Hee! I actually had cocktails last night with my good friend Amy, who was all excited because, yes, she'd found a pair of welder's glasses at a junk store, so she'll be able to watch the transit of Venus. And yes, I'm jealous of her.

Rock Hard Ten is coming hard on the outside!