Transit of Venus Tuesday -- next one is in 2117.

[dale]

I saw the last one near Cape Town, SA. It was cool.
Here is a site to find the times for your exact location.
http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/
**Do NOT attempt to view without eclipse glasses (the cheap paper ones are fine if they're CE certified)!!!!

[jeanne]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/transit-of-venus-2012-the-last-solar-crossing-for-105-years/2012/06/04/gJQAXBMwDV_blog.html

[dale]

It's very cool.
I posted about it the other day - there's a good link there, too

http://rfalconcam.com/forum/index.php?topic=7743.0

[Shaky]

I've merged the topics.

[Donna]

6:04 pm here tonight, so it says.

[dale]

NASA is doing its part!  Live webcast from Hawaii and maps.
http://venustransit.nasa.gov/transitofvenus/

Not that there's all that much to see, it'll just be a black dot. It was a big deal in the 18th century but today it's not the 18th century. I'll wander out with my eclipse shades and try to get an urban view, maybe with a kestrel in it. Nice day for a walk in any case and there are sure to be rabbits and if I'm lucky a skunk or possum. A big city rat would make my day more than the Transit, but I'm more likely to see the Transit, so I will take what I can get.