The last Venus transit till 2117 and who knows what the world will look like when that happens! This is footage both in the visible and H-alpha wavelength of the Venus transit of 5th June 2012. I watched it from near the power substation for the Keck Observatory, about one vertical mile below the summit (although I was still at an altitude of ~ 10 000 ft, ~ 2miles). This whole trip was put together at incredibly short notice. Indeed this was my first attempt at solar timelapse and my first attempt to use the H-Alpha telescope to do it. Knowing nothing about such things, it’s usually my reckoning that it takes about 3 attempts to get good at this sort of thing. If I had know more about H-alpha telescopes, I would have certainly spent more on one. The solar scope I got cost about 1000 bux (in europe where i was at the time), but if I had really known what I was doing I should have probably spent 2-3x that amount. However even if I had known that, it was not clear I would be able to buy such a telescope in time, and even if I could, when I travelled to Hawaii, virtually ALL of my weight allowance was tied up in equipment (plus a change of underwear). Even at that, I borrowed a tracking mount from a local and very well equipped astronomer friend (MANY thanks Chris) without which this simply wouldnt have been possible. I’ve got to say that given the constraints that I had (inexperience, lack of proper kit, lack of transport ability lack of time etc etc) I’m actually very happy …
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Lightworker Retreat Oct 2011 in Kaua’i, HAWAII
Can’t wait! Will be back on Kauai, Hawaii IIf you feel called to attend the October Lightworker Retreat in Kauai, please go to MirabaiDeviLightworkers.org, read through the site and fill out an online application. There will be more information posted about the retreat at that web site soon. Namaste.
UFO sighting over Hawaii 2012
This video was shot on new years day 2012 not sure what Island.
Weird clouds BIG ISLAND Hawaii 2012
This video was shot on June 17th, 2012 on the BIG ISLAND of HAWAII by MysteriousHawaii. Credit to MysteriousHawaii for this well put together video, check out his channel for further information!
Greetings for Motek!!
Evita is saying hi to her Israeli boyfriend. A potential one. A huge potential!! These simple greetings from Hawaii are filmed in the style of BORAT. See it, and you will know why!!
Hawaii – Lonely Planet Travel Video
A surfer’s paradise and a beach lover’s bliss, Hawaii attracts millions of visitors a year and why wouldn’t it when even the name conjures up dreamy images of picture perfect tropical islands. Produced by Lonely Planet TV