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Originally Posted by iceman
Nice one Dave!
Does anyone know if you can see the transit naked eye with eclipse shades?
I know it'll be small, but I thought you could probably see something.
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Yes, indeedy, you can! This was something that got me when I saw it - while Mercury is quite small and you definitely need optical aid to see it, Venus is huge in comparison. I remarked at the time (in an article published in the late Sky and Space magazine) that you really got a sense of the motions of the planets. Hmm, might have to go dig that article out now...I'd forgotten all about it!