The rarest astronomical event in our solar system will happen On June 5th 2012

[Ja Rhule]

I posted this in Tinderbox but I figured most of you avoid that place and because it's such a rare event, I'd hate for you'll to miss it.

Venus will pass between Earth and the Sun and we can all witness it. It will be small black disk blocking the sun and it should be clearly visible from East Coast. Make sure to wear extra protection for your eyes because you can go blind if u stare at the sun for too long.

The next time it will happen in 2117 aka in 105 years.

http://en.wikipedia...._of_Venus,_2012

[Ivan The Awesome]

Thanks for telling me. I honestly would have missed it.

[KillerKat]

4th is the full moon too

[Ivan The Awesome]

I'm seeing a full moon right now.

[Shufdog]

It's supposed to be cloudy. Grrrrrrrr!!!

[kman72]

what time will it occur? and what are u supposed to wear over your eyes to watch?

[Iceberg Slim]

what time will it occur? and what are u supposed to wear over your eyes to watch?

will begin at 22:09 UTC on 5 June 2012, and will finish at 04:49 UTC on 6 June.^[

[Neylus]

Thanks for the heads-up!

[Sapper]

For those that live in Charlotte, the local astronomer's club will be holding a filtered viewing tomorrow night at McAlpine Park.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/06/02/3286361/astronomers-eager-to-see-venus.html

[Panthercougar68]

http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/

Here is a good website to give you times and location of Venus in the sun.

Just type in your address

[Doyle]

I thought this was an interesting fact:

The temperature on the surface of Venus is the same across the entire planet. It doesn’t matter if it’s day or night, at the poles or at the equator – the temperature is always the same 462 degrees.

Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/22538/how-hot-is-venus/#ixzz1wrjxM2Kv

[SCP]

462 degrees? Is it a dry heat?

I'm in Denver tomorrow, can I see it from Denver or is it east coast only?

[Shufdog]

what time will it occur? and what are u supposed to wear over your eyes to watch?

If you can get your hands on a welding helmet you can use it.

[mmmbeans]

hopefully this is obvious but if you look at the sun through binoculars or a telescope without a sun filter on it... concentrated sunlight will pour through the lenses into your eyes, it will burn the absolute f*ck out of your eyes and you will be blind.

don't do it.

viewing safely:

http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2012/transit/viewing.php