Unless someone get word the spring of youth in the next few decades , almost everyone alert decent now wo n’t see another Venus transit after today ’s . That ’s why everyone is watching it , from astronaut Don Pettit at theInternational Space Station ’s cupolato every telescope on Earth to a navy blue of place vessels in reach . And you should too .
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What it is
The transit of Venus is one of the rarest astronomical events in our solar system : our sister planet will fly just in front of the Sun at the right-hand time for all of us to view it from Earth .
This event fall out in yoke , every C . The first of this 100 ’s pair happened in 2004 . The next one is about to happen today . After this , the next transit will happen in 2117 .
Where and when to watch it
Venus is nowen route , and catch really closelipped . It will last almost seven hours . You will be able to watch the intact show from the western Pacific , eastern Asia and eastern Australia . The rest of Earth will have to take root for obstructed views .
https://gizmodo.com/this-proton-torpedo-is-venus-on-its-current-suns-interc-5915495
These are local time to see the transists :
Honolulu : 12:10pm
Los Angeles : 3:06pm
Mexico DF : 5:06pm
New York : 6:03pm
London : Not seeable until sunup at 4:45 am
Beijing : 6:10am
Hong Kong : 6:12am
Cairo : Not visible until sunrise at 4:52 am
Tokyo : 7:10 am
Sydney : 8:16am
How to watch with your own eyes
• Whatever you do , DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN WITHOUT PROTECTION .
Staring at the Sun can damage your eyes permanently .
• DO NOT use your shades as tribute . While sunglasses can protect your eyes under normal use , they will not protect your eyes while staring directly at the Sun .
• Even if you have adequate protection , do n’t look at the Sun for a foresighted time , so remember to stop attend from time to prison term .
• The best protection is wearing welding goggles with No . 14 glass .
• The next best is buying an eclipse filter . They are cheap , but they are good enough to protect you . check that they are the good stuff , and not just obscure credit card . you could seesome marque and models here .
• utilise a telescope or binoculars . Again , these MUST have the right filter . Most stain hail with occultation filters , so you will be dependable . But if you have any of these , you credibly know what you are doing anyway .
• Use a pinhole projector . This will allow you to see at the Sun fancy on a piece of paper , so it ’s perfectly safe . You will see the Venus shadow travelling on the paper . you’re able to make these yourself following theinstructions here .
• Use a speculate pinhole projector . This is fairly awesome , as it will create a big paradigm of the Sun on any wall . Use the instruction here . It ’s also perfectly good .
How to watch online
you could watch the show online at several pages :
•NASA ’s Transit of Venus , impart live from Mauna Kea , Hawaii .
•Astronomers without borders .
•SkyCenter at Mt. Lemmon .
•The exploratorium .
•Slooh SpaceCamera(they are springy right now ) .
• TheMead Observatorywill have the transportation system captured live in several wavelengths .
•NASA ’s Astronomy Picture of the Dayis also updating live .
Watch it in the big screen
habituate Google to find a local scientific discipline museum and association of astronomers that will allow you to attend a projection . There are many all around the earth . object lesson : if you are in NYC , you’re able to alsowatch it at the Rose Center for Earth and Space , in the residence of the existence , on the astrobulletin — the giant screen downstairs . [ Thanks Mike ! ]
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