A definite once in a lifetime event (unless i become a Cyborg) is the Transit of Venus. Significant to Australia, 243 years ago because Captain Cook observed the Transit if Venus in Tahiti. It was then he received sealed orders to go South and went on to discover the Australian continent.
I've been so excited about this since March. Sadly, it is a very wet day and no clear skies at all in Perth.
Viewing the transit right now, via live streaming from Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii:
http://venustransit.nasa.gov/webcasts/nasaedge/index_ustream.php
For even more amazing views, videos have been captured and posted from last night on helioviewer.org:
http://venustransit.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/kiosk/dataset/Venus_AIA12s_304Track/phase/track
Some time ago, i set up an events page..totally overestimating the interest from my mates:
https://www.facebook.com/events/375026825887994/
One of my FB mates has taken some gorgeous pics from her spot in the Northern Hemisphere:
1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150822983500426.392848.547420425&type=1
I've been so excited about this since March. Sadly, it is a very wet day and no clear skies at all in Perth.
Viewing the transit right now, via live streaming from Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii:
http://venustransit.nasa.gov/webcasts/nasaedge/index_ustream.php
For even more amazing views, videos have been captured and posted from last night on helioviewer.org:
http://venustransit.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/kiosk/dataset/Venus_AIA12s_304Track/phase/track
Some time ago, i set up an events page..totally overestimating the interest from my mates:
https://www.facebook.com/events/375026825887994/
One of my FB mates has taken some gorgeous pics from her spot in the Northern Hemisphere:
1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150822983500426.392848.547420425&type=1
