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The Transit of
Venus - June 5, 2012
An Observing Project in Canada's Northwest Territories
| Observing Site: |
Tibbitt Lake,
Alternate Site |
| Latitude: |
62º 32.96' N |
Sunrise: |
03:42 |
| Longitude: |
113º 21.223' W |
Sunset: |
23:22 |
|
Predicted
Transit Circumstances (at this observing site with ΔT =
66.8s) |
|
Event |
Date |
Time (MDT) |
Alt |
Azi |
P |
V |
Sep |
|
External Ingress |
June
5, 2012 |
16:05:07 |
+42.5º |
230.8º |
41.6º |
10.6 |
|
|
Internal Ingress |
June
5, 2012 |
16:22:33 |
+40.9º |
235.8º |
39.2º |
10.7 |
|
|
Maximum Transit |
June
5, 2012 |
19:26:36 |
+20.6º |
279.7º |
345.2º |
12.5 |
539.8" |
|
Internal Egress |
June
5, 2012 |
22:32:03 |
+2.4º |
319.2º |
291.3º |
02.3 |
|
|
External Egress |
June
5, 2012 |
22:49:44 |
+1.1º |
323.1º |
288.8º |
02.4 |
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| Description: |
Tibbitt Lake is the end of the
road, the terminus of the Ingraham Trail and the start of the
seasonal winter road to the diamond mines and further north.
Tibbitt Lake is our most easterly observing site in case
Yellowknife and west are clouded out. This site consists
of a rock outcrop with scattered trees at the top. The
horizon is unobstructed to the northwest. There are no
services. |
The view from the Tibbitt Lake site towards the north. The
site overlooks the lake of the same name. |
View of the Tibbitt Lake site. Although the outcrop is
uneven, there should not be too great of an effort to get
larger equipment on top. |
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