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Mercury Transits the Sun's Disk
Public Viewing Session
Summary
This rare event occurs only 13 times per century - the last transit of Mercury across the Sun was in 2003. Join us in front of the main building at John Abbott college and observe this phenomenon safely through our instruments. We'll have white light filtered telescopes and the Coronado Hydrogen Alpha telescope will be available to view the transit, weather permitting.
For more information about this transit, check out the following websites:
http://www.explortarium.edu/transit/
http://www.nao.rl.ac.uk/transit/M_2006/
http://www.sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/transit06.html
Editor's note, November 7, 2006:
It looks as though the weather won't cooperate with us here in Montreal tomorrow - the Clear Sky Clock announces overcast skies, the weather forecast speaks of rain. But all is not lost! You can view a webcast of the transit produced by the University of Hawaii by following this link:
http://astroday.net/MercTransit06.html
But just in case - keep your fingers crossed for a break in the skies for tomorrow!
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