Who just happens to have specially modified binoculars sitting around his office when Venus flies by the Sun for the last time in our lifetimes? Yes, Russell Brown, of course.
Yesterday afternoon I started hearing a growing crowd of Photoshop folks gathering near my door, excitedly chattering as they peered upwards. Below is a radically higher-res version of what we saw:
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Of course Russell did, he is from Vulcan, after all!
I shot this with my iPhone http://t.co/5fpTbAdS
Seattle’s weather was…eh, Seattle-ish. However, the clouds broke a bit, and I happened to turn my camera upward at a good moment: http://t.co/MJBaICa0