Although the weather does not look good, we might be lucky and be able to see the event through some holes in the clouds.  All our teams are on the way to their respective outreach locations. Looking forward to see you there.

Charlie Elliott Chapter members are ready for outreach events throughout the region to allow the community to witness a very rare astronomical event:  The transit of Venus.  Venus lines up very seldom in the line of sight between the Sun and Earth, but this coming Tuesday is one of those events.  The events happen in pairs of two, eight years apart, and the last event happened in 2004.  However, the next pair will not happen for another 105 years, well into the next century in 2117.   We will setup our Solar Telescopes around 5:00 P.M, but the transit does not start until a few minutes past 6:00 and will continue for about 6 hours until well after sunset.  All events are free, with the exception of Stone Mountain, with the regular park and lift fees to the top of the mountain.  We will observe until the sun sets at each location.  The locations to witness this rare event are:
Covington:     Sharp Field Drive (Between Sharp Field and Sharp Learning Center off Mill Street
Grayson/Loganville:      Bay Creek Park, 175 Ozora Road
Lawrenceville:     Little Mulberry Park, 3855 Fence Road, Auburn
Stone Mountain:     Top of Stone Mountain
Read the announcement in the local paper The Citizen.