The transit of Venus - where Venus passes in front of the Sun - will occur this coming Tuesday. This rare event will not happen again until 2117.

A live webcast will take place from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii:

Transit of Venus 2012 & 2004 | Exploratorium

Astronaut Don Pettit also plans on photographing the event from the ISS:

NASA - ISS Transit of Venus

 

Thanks `Mike for posting/sharing..
Webcast will begin in

03 days 06 hours 30 mins from the time of this post.

 

I'm going to stare into the sun and watch it.

 

I can't see,
I can't see
What am I miss'in ?
(Brock, please send me your PlayBoy collection
etc, since U can't see/enjoy them anymore)
You will have 2 order PlayBoy in ``Braille> Braille Translator
p.s. I hope U feel GOOD (LOL)

 

Hahaha, what if I send you a few car crafts instead of playboy by mistake. I tend to keep em in the same pile XD

 

Thanks `Brock, I love Car Craft Magazine also...I love stacks of magazines, because you never know what you will see next , just like the MCF

Sorry Seattle Mike for high-jacking your thread, but we were just try'in to get some activity on your Venus Thread

^^^Wow, isn't it just amaz'in what you may/can learn on the MCF

 

Not a problem, 'Space...it matters none to me. Threads always seem to take a few twists and turns no matter the original subject.

 

Just wanted to bump this up for those interested in it. The web cast will begin in about 9 hours from the time of this post.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/venus/

 

Thanks `Mike for the reminder...I hope everyone is interested in `space...I love `Space & think everyone should (?) `Space is never Ending (?) or is it ?
Seeing the Transit in Person

Many people throughout th e world will also be able to see at least part of the transit in person. Find out where and when to view it. Do not look directly at the sun! Wear eclipse-safe glasses or use other ways to view it safely.

Mauna Loa Observatory


The Exploratorium will webcast the transit of Venus from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO), which is located on the north slope of the Mauna Loa volcano at an elevation of more that 11,000 feet (almost 3400 meters)... more
Watch videos of the Mauna Loa Observatory

 

SDO/NASA via Getty Images
Amazing Views of Solar Phenomenon

Skywatchers around the world grabbed their shades to catch a glimpse of a rare event that won't occur again until 2117.
Photos of once-in-a-lifetime scene <~ Click 4 Photo's