jayfromcleveland Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Anybody here ready for these upcoming sky events? There will be a solar eclipse visible over North America on Sunday, May 20. For much of the USA, this will be visible as a partial eclipse at sunset, where the Sun will go down with a "bite" taken out! I haven't seen one of these in 10 years, so it's a fairly rare event. Even more rare is the Venus transit on Tuesday, June 5. The body of the planet Venus will be seen as a black dot passing over the face of the Sun. This will also be visible at sunset for the entire USA. There will not be another until A.D 2117, so this is the last chance for everyone alive today to see this in their lifetime. The media will pick up these stories at the last minute, but if you're not prepared, it will be too late. More info about these events and needed resources is available in our recent newsletter. http://aweber.com/t/68imk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 We are very close to the center of the eclipse path. We are prepared with 6 pieces of shade 14 welder's glass (handy forever! keep it in your pocket and look at the sun anytime!) and 100 eclipse sunglasses. We are having a party! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAS in LA Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I'm looking forward to the transit of Venus, (love the sound of those words "transit of Venus"), but didn't know about the eclipse. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Wonder where I can get those sunglasses or welder glass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennynd Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayfromcleveland Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Impish, why not follow my link? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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