it better not be cloudy, "we" have to
observe it for my Astronomy GCSE

still no answer.
You know, I think the astronomers have been pulling our legs all these centuries: there's no difference.
It's kind of like a running gag I think.

Nickless, an eclipse is when the earth is directly in between the sun and the moon. A new moon, the moon is not seen on the darkside of the planet, but does not require a eclipse to happen. Haven't you see a moon during the day time? When you do, there isn't one always at night, as it is on the different side of the planet.

Interesting. So we're looking for a black dot on the sun? That'd be a sight for sore eyes...

Well I can stare at the sun for a while without much going wrong with my eyes. Do you think I could see it here in America?

i'm not even gonna bother. there's always just enough cloud to block all astronomical events (cept for maybe an ELE) but never enough to totally blot it out so i can get some coolness.

besides, all astronomical events seem to favor all you guy's side of the planet. i'm gonna wait till 2010 or somewhere where it happens again, its said to pass over the pacific, so hopefully i'll get a glimpse then, especially if i can get my arse up to korea where skies get clearer. i'd also need a good telescope to get a picture like shown above.

what you guys would see is a smallish dot moving across the sun you'd be incapable of identifying. besides, if you took a picture, with a sun filter and all, and showed it to some guy who's not heard of the event.. told him its venus crossing the sun.. what you think he'd say? besides, you'd get a more spectacular picture if you can grab a few sunspots.

wolfy....er kimk you are in korea

Wow, eh, remind me to wake up, k?

@ff,

my profile says my country is korea i believe.. and yeah, i come from korea, i'm korean, but i'm in malaysia atm, where the equator is and where no astronomical event can be seen.

Tnx finalday. I guessed something like that, but I wasn't sure

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Celbrating one year of Daftness

lol, ill probly be still asleep and miss this one and the next one that supose to happen in an few years. o well, i can watch it on the news i guess.

Ok.... isn't that ment to mean that some weird and freky thing happens to everyone who hasn't answered a certain chainletter (i forget the name now)
but it said, if u do not answer this letter and send it on to at least 500 people then when venus is in alignment with earth you shall die

In space, no one can hear you scream!

oh, I'm absolutely bricking my pants!

(chain letters are hilarious)

Yeah - the sheer cosmic power of the completely random event that has no bearing on our planet will smite me down, for sure!