When : 12 May 2012
Where : Avonport, 475 Bluff Road
Topic: The 2012 Transit of Venus (5 June)
Speaker: Roy Bishop
A transit of Venus has been arranged for us, only 24 days after our
meeting this Saturday. The next transit after that is scheduled for
2117 December 11. I will describe the historical significance of such
an event, why it happens so rarely, how boring a transit must be to
those who know nothing about it, how inaccessible the transit will be
to those who are not prepared to see it, and how to see it. Also, if
anyone knows how to arrange a clear sky for the day of the transit,
let me know. – Roy