Pretlow Planetarium: Transit of Mercury
On Monday, May 9th the planet Mercury will transit across the face of the Sun. The transit will start a little after sunrise and will last until early-afternoon. In order to see the tiny black disk of Mercury against the bright backdrop of the sun, you’ll need to look through a telescope with a solar filter.
We will have solar-filtered telescopes available starting from about 8:00 am until the end of the transit at 2:42 pm. We’ll be set up in the field in front of the Perry Library on ODU’s campus. Feel free to stop by anytime throughout the day to take a look through one of our telescopes.
Let’s hope the weather forecast is good because, otherwise, our rain date will have to be November 11, 2019!
For more about our Bad Movie Nights, and our weekly public shows, you can check our website at www.odu.edu/planetarium. Make sure you check our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter (@ODUplanetarium) for more announcements too.
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Posted By: Justin Mason
Date: Mon May 02 13:17:26 EDT 2016