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Venus Transit June 5, 2012
June 6, 2012
— outdoors, science
Visitors could choose to view the transit through binoculars and telescopes, all of which were set up in different areas all day.
Kitt Peak National Observatory hosted a big party for Venus on 5 June, 2012. The program included all day viewing either in the visitor center through live feed as well as a solar scope in the ceiling relaying direct images, or around the grounds with enthusiastic astronomers who monitored telescopes and binoculars set up with solar filters. We all had special glasses, but the scopes were vastly more interesting. There was even a hydrogen scope that showed the sun in a red color. It was spectacular at every level. We enjoyed perfect weather, with just a bit of a breeze to wiggle the equipment. Everyone was elated and happy to be so pampered as civili a observers, surrounded by astronomy geeks having the time of their lives.
Visitors form around the world came to observe the Venus transit at Kitt Peak. This auspicious occasion was made more wonderful by sharing it with Europeans, Brits, and people from all over the US. There were enthusiasts from all walks of life who had come great distances to be in the right place with the right equipment to see this event properly. The moment was so special to the supreme geeks of astronomy that they overflowed with information and excitement. That happens each time they set up telescopes, but this time it was much more amazing. Sharing the experience made it extra powerful.
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