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From: Kevin Govender <k...@astro4dev.org>
Date: 31 May 2012 18:32
Subject: [Beyond IYA2009] News and Events #7 - all about ToV
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Hi all
This email being sent slightly earlier due to the big transit of Venus event coming up - and in fact every item below is about that event...

1. The now very popular Transit of Venus resource that's been doing the rounds is available in English, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, French, Spanish, Italian, Persian.
Coming soon - Urdu, German, Dutch, Telugu. Download the material and distribute freely: http://transitofvenusncra.wordpress.com/

2. Lech Mankiewicz
For many people on the planet, June 5th/6th, 2012 will be the only chance to see a transit of Venus. What story do
we want to tell to our descendants who will see the next transit in 105 years? The GLORIA project would like
people to document this 'once in a lifetime' event by turning their cameras back to Earth to capture photos of
special places, everyday life, memorable events, themselves and their loved ones, on the days of June 5th and 6th
2012 and submitting them to the 'Transit of Venus - Message to the Future' group on Flickr.com. The photo
collection could be used, for example, by school children, to make a time capsule based on photos taken in their
locality, or to make a photographic exhibition or book, printed on archival paper. For all the details on how to
participate, please go to www.gloria-project.eu/get-involved

3.  Steinar Thorvaldsen:
Here are the Norwegian Venus sites:
Tromso (midnight sun abd best view of Europe): http://site.uit.no/venus2012/
webcast: http://astro.viten.no/english.htm

4. Mary Stewart Adams
We are hosting a viewing event for the public at the Headlands International Dark Sky Park in NW Lower Michigan.
Follow this link for details: http://www.emmetcounty.org/transit-of-venus-2012-583/

5.  From Fremont, Michigan, USA
The Dark Sky Astronomers will open the Stephen F. Wessling Observatory Tuesday, June 5th to view Venus transit the sun from 3:00pm to sunset. We will have several telescopes with solar filters available for the public to view the transit, including a PST to view the transit in hydrogen alpha. Visit our website for map, www.sfwobservatory.org 

6.  Kathryn Law:
PUBLIC TELESCOPE VIEWING SET FOR TRANSIT OF VENUS ACROSS THE SUN
The planet Venus will transit, or move across the face of the Sun on Tuesday,
June 5, 2012.This is a rare occurrence that will not happen again until 2117.
The public is invited to witness this event safely through a large telescope with
special solar filters provided by Living Desert State Park volunteer Jerry Krause.
Weather permitting, the telescope will be set up from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. in the
parking lot of Living Desert State Park. In case of clouds or rain, we will have a
computer to view the transit via live feed. There is no fee for this program.
For more information, call Kathryn at 575-887-5516
Contact person:  Kathryn law, Interpretive Ranger (575) 887-5516 

7. Mike White:
The Los Angeles Astronomical Society along with the Burbank Sidewalk Astronomers will be hosting a Venus Transit Star Party at the Griffith Park Observatory located in Los Angeles, CA. U.S.A. Starting at 12:00 PM. 1900 UTC.
This second link is to my Clubs Night Sky Network of the event.

8. Jason Kendall:
The Amateur Astronomers Association of New York will host the premier New York City viewing session for this once-in-a-lifetime event. The planet Venus will pass in front of the Sun, in an event that won't happen again for 105 years.   In New York City, we'll see only a couple of hours of the event as the Sun sets in the West. But we'll see the first contact, and we'll have solar viewing telescopes, pinhole cameras and projection equipment to help show the public a view of this amazing event. After the Sun sets, we'll hold a public starparty to watch the Moon, Mars and Saturn as they go across the sky. The event is free and open to the public.  It is suitable for people of all ages.
Our location is at Riverside Park South out on the pier next to Pier I Cafe: 

9. Amanul Islam:
Venus Transit Observation in Bangladesh
For this event science organization Anushandhitshu Chokro arranges a National Venus Transit 2012 Observation Camp in front field of Motijheel Government Boys High School, Dhaka. The camp starts form 7 am and ends on at 11 am. An 8-inch Meade Cassegrain telescope, a Coronado solarscope and solar filters will be available to observe this phenomenon. The observation camp will be open for all. The emphasis of the camp will be on scientific literacy. Links: 
10. In Bonn / Germany a public observation of the VT June 6th  is planned, starting 5:15 MESZ (shortly before sunrise) at the "Alter Zoll" near the river Rhine with a good view to the NE. We'll meet naturally only if sky conditons are ok. More infos will soon be posted on the website of Bonns Public Observatory, see

11. From Astronomers Without Borders:

Enjoy the event!
Regards
Kevin


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Kevin Govender
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development




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