Quite a few of us on ship believed we saw a brief green flash at sunset on the ocean; it was harder to capture, though, with cameras. Photo credit: David J. Eicher
Yesterday, I shared with you the fourth of a number of videos I shot on our Hawaiian transit of Venus trip two weeks ago. Among other activities, our group of about 100 travelers trekked up to the summit of Mauna Kea to see the 10-meter Keck I Telescope. We had as our guide a well-known user of the Kecks, Alex Filippenko from the University of California, Berkeley, and he gave us an insider’s tour. You saw those videos over the past few days.
Now, I present the third and final of a few videos shot on the day of the transit itself — June 5, 2012 — as our group was located on the northwestern coast of the Big Island, Hawaii, at a little state park, with beautiful trees, wildlife, and, of course, the Pacific Ocean. This short video shows the beautiful sunset we had on transit day, after the conclusion of Venus’ passage. A couple thought they glimpsed a green flash here — we definitely saw one when we were on ship during two other sunsets that week.
Enjoy!