Shocking Blue Goddess on the mountain top Burning like a silver flame The summit of beauty and love And Venus was her name She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire Her weapons were her crystal eyes Making every man a man Black as the dark night she was Got what no-one else had Wa! [repeat chorus, first phrase, chorus]
Luckily the song didn't get stuck into my brain until just a few minutes ago. I have no idea what they are trying to say but it seemed like a cool song when I was a kid.
The Venus transit though, well that was pretty straightforward. Get up at 4am, haul telescope to a spot with a clear view, and drink lots of coffee while waiting for the Sun to arrive.
This is the telescope's view while waiting for the Sun to stop being so coy. Ha! And I bet ya'll thought shoes hanging from powerlines was only a big city thing. We got it all out here in the sticks.
Meanwhile the no-see-ums and mosquitos seemed to be enjoying their Jer snack.
Ah, at last! The stripes are thin bands of clouds or fog that kept zipping by. Looks pretty cool although there's some distortion, either from the angle of the board or the camera. The final shot is without clouds and about ten minutes later.
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