>To: wgow
>From: Bobby Thompson <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Transit of the planet Mercury
>
>Hi Guys,
>
>Mercury will pass between us and the Sun at 4:11pm-4:38pm today. You need
an approved solar filter and 30X or more to see this. DO NOT USE EYEPICE
FILTERS AS ON 60mm SCOPES.
>

>>
>>On November 15th, 1999, the western Hemisphere will be treated to an
>>astronomical event unseen for 25 years. On that day the tiny planet Mercury
>>will pass between us and the sun - an event known as a "transit". Who else
>>but  the Exploratorium, who has webcast the last two total solar
>>eclipses, would
>>be crazy enough to attempt webcasting the tiny 10 arc-second diameter disk
>>of Mercury?
>>
>>The event starts at 1:00 PM PST when you can join our webcast by going to
>>our web site (live now except for the video!) at:
>>
>>     http://www.exploratorium.edu/transit/
>>
>>The transit will last about 1 hour. We will be posting archives of the
>>transit  for those who cannot experience it live.
>>
>>We will be using the famous 36" refractor at Lick Observatory to bring you
>>the  images of the transit.
>>
>>Join us then.
>>
>>We'd like to thanks Lick Observatory, AboveNet Communications Inc.,
>>Orion Telescopes, and Magnetic Image Inc. for their assistance with this
>>webcast.
>>
>>--
>>========================================================================
>>Ron Hipschman, Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA  94123
>>                 (415) 563-7337   (415) 739-5052 (pager)
>>       [log in to unmask]         http://www.exploratorium.edu
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>>


Bobby Thompson
Labs and Observatory
Physics, Geology, and Astronomy Dept.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
http://www.utc.edu/~jonesobs