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06/06/2012 07:05:19 PM · #51 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Why is it curved like that? |
The path of Venus looked different at different parts of the world. I've got to run now, but there was a page I linked (if I did) that let you choose the place in the world and see how the transit would look, in animation.showed |
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06/06/2012 07:09:03 PM · #52 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Why is it curved like that? |
Like any woman, Venus can be a little indecisive... ;-)
Humor aside, from a stationary point with respect to the sun and in the plane of Venus's orbit, the path would be more or less straight across. Get out of Venus's orbit, and the path will be slightly curved. Change your perspective during the transit, and the path can get more curved.
One big cause of curvature is keeping the camera level with the horizon as the sun moves through the sky. The sun will rotate in the camera field, so even if Venus were tracking straight across it, you'd get an apparently-curved track if you didn't account for that.
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06/06/2012 11:37:26 PM · #53 |
I was looking at this the other day. I think it explains the path pretty well. Read the text of the video to find the answer.
Venus Path
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Why is it curved like that? |
Message edited by author 2012-06-06 23:38:17.
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06/07/2012 05:07:29 AM · #54 |
A different newspaper published this photo, from further west in japan.
As  kirbic says, it depends on how you track the transit. |
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