Transit of Venus and the Great British Story

The last hour of so of the transit of Venus on 6th June 2012 will
be visible during sunrise from northwest of England. The following
links should answer most if not all your queries. Listen to a short
interview above on Radio Merseyside with Roger Phillips today. For
details of the Yuri Gagarin talk download this flyer. Liverpool
Astronomical Society Venus transit event see bottom of page and
details about the Great British Story event at Liverpool Museum
where Roger Phillips and Michael Wood will be present. I hope to
attend too. Details about the transit of Venus from Royal
Astronomical Society This animation illustrates how the transit
would look if you you could see it from your location. Want to see
it from the comfort of your armchair - NASA will carry a live
coverage here. Carl Barry and Lillian Fletcher from Salford talk
about their research in episode 9 on William Crabtree's observation
in 1639  of the transit of Venus from.. Salford. If you are
wondering what the Transit of Venus looks like - see below. My
video from 2004.   Free public event in Liverpool - yes it
really does say 4.30am! Contact Name: Gerard Gilligan Liverpool
Astronomical Society Liverpool Astronomical Society Time: 04:30:00
Date: 06/06/2012 Location: Holt Playing Field, nr. Sudley House Art
Gallery Town: Liverpool Post Code: L18 8BX Public observing event
Email: ggastro@liverpool.ac.uk Website:
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/visit/getting-here.asp