Transit Events Around The UK
If you would like to have your event listed please email
events@transitofvenus2004.org.uk
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
8th June
The East Antrim Astronomical Society are having a public viewing event on 8th
June 2004 to observe the transit of Venus across the Sun. The venue for the
Venus transit will be the picnic area just off the Ballymena Seven Towers
roundabout, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. We hope to be there from around 9am
to 1pm where we are planning to have a live webcast from Ballymena and a number
of telescopes setup for observing. We will also have info sheets on the transit
to hand out and a few short talks on Venus and explaining the transit. If the
weather is variable we will still see the transit via one of the many
international webcasts so do come along and join with us.
Main website address for the Venus transit and webcast is...
http://www.eaas.co.uk/news/20040608_venustransit.html
Bedford, Bedfordshire
8th June.
Bedford
Astronomical Society will be holding an open morning to observe the transit.
From 06:00 - midday.
Piazzi Smyth Observatory, Bedford School, Pemberley Avenue. Bedford.
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
8th June.
Cotswold Astronomical Society will be
holding an observing event in Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham from 06:15 to 12:30,
all welcome.
Cleethorpes, North
Lincolnshire
8th June.
The Beacon Hill Observatory of the
Cleethorpes and District
Astronomical Society will be open from about 06:15 until 12:30.
Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex
8th June 2004, 6 am-12 noon.
The Observatory Science Centre in Herstmonceux is holding a "Breakfast with
Venus" on the morning of 8th June 2004, 7 am-12 noon. Normal admission charges
to the science centre will apply.
A solar telescope will be available for viewing along with the chance to see
projected images of the transit. Hastings and Battle Astronomical Society will
be there projecting images through their own telescopes and offering guidance.
Please turn up on the day - no booking required.
For further information email
s.voss@the-observatory.org or visit our Website
www.the-observatory.org
Knighton, Powys
8th June 2004, 7 am - noon.
The Spaceguard Centre at Knighton, Powys is holding a free open house on
the morning of 8th June 2004, 7 am - noon (WEATHER PERMITTING OF COURSE). Bring
a picnic breakfast and watch this rare event!
The main 13” refractor will be available for viewing along with a variety of
other telescopes either fitted with filters or producing projected images of the
transit. Help will be available from Centre staff and Black Knight Astronomy.
Just turn up on the day - no booking required, and no charge.
For further information call on 01547 520247, email
venus@spaceguarduk.com or visit our
Website at: www.spaceguarduk.com.
Leeds
26th May 7.30 pm
Joint meeting by The Leeds
Astronomical Society, The Institute of Physics and The Leeds Philosophical &
Literary Society.
'The Transits of Venus' - Prof. David Hughes
Leeds University, Conference Auditorium 1, doors open at 7.00pm, ENTRANCE FREE.
Poster as Word Document (174kb)
Leicester
June 8, 6.30 am onwards
The Leicester Astronomical Society will be holding a public observing
session at the National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester to observe
the transit of Venus on the morning of June 8. From about 6.30am onwards.
Liverpool
30th April 6pm
Joint meeting Liverpool Astronomical Society and The Institute
of Physics.
"A TRANSIT OF VENUS 1639 - 2004", Lecture & Presentation by Professor Allan
Chapman, Oxford University.
Chadwick Lecture Theatre, Department of Physics ,Chadwick Building, The
University of Liverpool.
Poster as Word Document (280kb)
8th June
Liverpool AS have groups planning
to view the transit from Liverpool/Wirral, the
Society Pex
Hill Observatory in Cronton, Cheshire, Much Hoole, Spain and Egypt. We will
also be exchanging observational results with our twinned Astro Society, Vlasim
in the Czech Repub.
Llandrillo, Wales
8th June 2004
Llandrillo Astronomy
Society will be deploying their
Observatruck for observing the event.
London - Royal Observatory Greenwich
8th June 2004
Members of the public will be able to see the transit from the courtyard of the
Royal Observatory Greenwich from 6 am. (The Blackheath gate to Greenwich Park
will be opened at 5am especially for the event).
Subject to weather conditions, visitors will be able see the transit through
telescopes owned by the observatory and the Flamsteed Astronomy Society. The BBC
will also have a giant screen just outside the observatory, displaying live
images of the sun transmitted from the Middle East where clear skies should be
guaranteed.
More details ...
Manchester
8th June 2004
The Manchester Astronomical Society, will open the Godlee Observatory for the
projection of the Transit of Venus, from 0500hrs, on the morning of 8th June
2004, various means of capturing the images will be put into place, including
local t.v. stations who are expected to attend. More and up to date information
can be had on www.manastro.co.uk
Peterchurch, Herefordshire
8th June 2004
At Fairfield High School pupils from across the Golden Valley in Herefordshire
will be able to safely view the Venus Transit. The event coincides with the
school's Beacon Day when Year 6 pupils spend a day at their new High school. It
also marks 25 years of collaboration between schools in this beautiful part of
rural Herefordshire. Special Venus Transit certificates have been designed for
everyone taking part and members of the local community will be attending.
Activities are being co-ordinated by Paul Haley - Extended Schools Adviser for
Herefordshire, who can be contacted at:
phaley@herefordshire.gov.uk
Preston, Lancashire
7-11 June 2004
University of Central Lancashire
IAU
Colloquium 196 - Transits of Venus: New Views of the Solar System and Galaxy.
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
8th June 2004, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
At the MAGNA science adventure centre in Rotherham. Whilst the event is mainly
for local schools, paying visitors to the centre are welcome to join the
activities. Live telescope viewing (subject to weather), big screen projection
of the transit via NASA, and a Big screen presentations on Venus, The Transit,
and the history and science behind the event. The event is entirely
weatherproof, as all the projections are being held in a 500+ seated indoor
arena.
http://www.auriga-astronomy.com/vt2004.htm
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
4-8 June 2004.
Transit of Venus Festival, Scarborough and District Astronomical
Society.
More details on the SDAS Website
(click on Events button, then Star Parties button).
Sheffield
8 June 2004
The Sheffield Venus Transit Group invites everyone on the 8th of June to
Sheffield City centre for a **FREE** event from SUNRISE until 4pm.
Please bring the entire family and witness the planet Venus eclipse the Sun.
This is a "once in a lifetime event" & not to be missed.
Visit www.venustransit.org.uk or
email info@venustransit.org.uk for
more information.
Safely view this event WHATEVER THE WEATHER from our marquee on large plasma
screens.
Join us and BBC Radio Sheffield's "Breakfast Show" LIVE from the centre of 4th
largest city in England.
Transmitted LIVE to our website all day so you can join us wherever in the world
you are.
See LIVE pictures from around the world and see presentations about transits
Stourton Caundle, Dorset
8th June
There will be a Public Viewing of the Transit from 8.00 a.m.from the village of
Stourton Caundle in North Dorset. The event will be monitored through an 8-inch
diameter off-axis solar filter on a fork-mounted 14-inch astronomical telescope,
which will be located alongside the Trooper Inn near the centre of the village,
weather-permitting. Postcode of the location is DT10 2JW.
Tenterden, Kent
3rd & 8th June.
Homewood and District
Astronomical Association (HADAS), will be mounting a multimedia presentation
in the Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden, Kent, on 3rd June, 2004 at
7.30. "Transits of Venus - Triumphs and Tragedies". Tickets £2.00 in advance,
£2.50 at the door, £1 concessions (for tickets email
martinfrey@hadastro.org.uk)
Certified viewers for sale at £1.00 and will have a group of telescopes and
binoculars available for public viewing at Homewood school from 6am on the 8th
of June.
Wessex
8th June
Wessex Astronomical Society will be observing in five locations in the
East/North Dorset area including Bournemouth and Poole. For further details see
the Wessex AS website.
Whitby
5th to 8th June.
Whitby Transit Festival
To celebrate the forthcoming historical transit of Venus, a varied programme of
events will take place in the town most associated with Captain Cook (commander
of 1769 transit expedition to Tahiti) and in which all his ships were built.
For further details see Scarborough A.S
website. Or contact Whitby or Scarborough Tourist Information for
Transit leaflet.
8th June
At 5.00am on the morning of June 8th a replica of Captain Cook's ship, HM Bark
Endeavour, will sail from Captain Cook's historic port of Whitby to witness the
transit of Venus, just as Cook did in 1769. (Although the North Sea isn't as
"romantic" as Cook's original observations planned of Tahiti!!)
Worcester, Worcestershire
Tuesday 8th June, 8 am - 12.25 pm
Worcester Astronomical Society will be holding a public observing session at the
car park of BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester, Hylton Road, Worcester (if clear).
Transit Events Outside The UK
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
8th June
Parramatta High School will be holding a viewing
http://faxmentis.org/html/transit.html
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