OK this is far out, but we would like to get this on the calendar. The Venus transit of the sun will happen next year Tuesday June 5th and the transit following that will happen 100 years later, so this is the last time in our lifetime to see this. The transit will start in daylight around 18:10 and we will only be able to see the beginning of the transit through sunset. We have a number of solar scopes in the Club and it would be great if we could share this event with the public. However, some of us, including me, would like to image this rare occurance. So we are looking for ways to do both. Any volunteers to man solar scopes for that evening at prominenant locations? Or would we want to heavily publicise this and do this at CE? Please let me know any suggestions or if you would want to volunteer.
Clear skies,
Theo Ramakers