1882 Photo of the Transit of Venus
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Viewing the Transit of Venus in Huntsville
SAFE WAYS TO VIEW THE TRANSIT:
- The Von Braun Astronomical Society will set up shielded telescopes for free viewing in front of the Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center on Interstate 565. The transit begins at 5:05 p.m. (Central Time) on Tuesday, June 5. The viewing party is from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. and includes children's activities.
- NASA astronomer Bill Cooke and his colleagues will set up telescopes on the west side of Moarshall Building 4600 for people with arsenal access who want to stop for a look on the way home from work.
- NASA will also stream live views of the transit on the agency's website.
- Find a piece of No. 14 welders' glass. You can watch safely through that.
- Make a pinhole viewer. Take a shoebox or similar box, put a small hole in one end, and sunlight will project a larger image on the other side of the box, much like a movie projector.
Online Resources
Articles, videos, photos, and activities:
- NASA: 2012 Transit of VenusInformation, diagrams, and video.
- Sky & Telescope article, January 2012Available courtesy of the Alabama Virtual Library: "The June Transit of Venus" by Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson.
- The 1761 Transit of VenusCourtesy of the Alabama Virtual Library: "The 1761 Transit of Venus" by Eli Maor from the June 2012 issue of Sky & Telescope.
- Transit of Venus activitiesLinks to teacher resources and science activities.
- Shoe Box Solar ViewerStep-by-step instructions to make a shoebox viewer.
- "The Last of the Biggies..."Courtesy of the Alabama Virtual Library, "The Last of the Biggies...and the First of Many for Generations Y and Z" by Bob Berman from the June 2012 issue of Astronomy.
- Wikipedia: Transit of Venus, 2012Details about today's viewing. Linked to full article about the phenomenon in general.
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center
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