Join this event from anywhere in the world, even if you are going to watch from your deck or backyard. Use binoculars if you havent got a telescope.
Already 16 countries has got together to enjoy the beautiful views of Venus.
Start Time: February 25, 2009 at 7:00pm
End Time: Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 9:00pm
Location: Global - Everywhere, Your street or your event street, you choose.
Venus event;
The crescent Venus meets the new Moon, will be an awesome spectacle, seen and shared locally and globally. “On the evening of Feb. 28, the crescent moon will pass near Venus and will create a beautiful sight for sky watchers.” This event is a ‘mini trial’ of our new global organisational network for Earth Hour, Globe at Night, ISAN on April 4th and 100HA April 2nd to 5th, and Sun Day April 5th.
wow! this idea has grown so big across the Earth so quickly! I am very very happy to be a part of this, and I will bring some video back here from my event to share with everyone.
ReplyDeletepaul moss NZ
The best time in New Zealand will be around 8:45 to 9:00pm on Saturday the 28th. Remember Venus becomes visible shortly after sunset, and moves very quickly down into the horizon, so be ready! practice with your telescope for several days ahead, I have been for a week already. good luck! please let us all know how you get on, how many people watched with you, what kind of telescope you used, your location, etc.. we really need to know, please help us with this reporting.
ReplyDeleteBest time for Nicaragua will be on Friday 27th, at 18:00 Local Time (0:00 GMT). The Moon and Venus will be at some 30 degress above the horizon whit the evening sunlight fading away slowly. That would make the Moon and Venus a nice target for binoculars observation. At 1900 hours, Moon and Venus will still be above the horizon about some 15 degrees. Enough time and altitude for a beatiful event.
ReplyDeleteAzhy is so glad to be here for the first time!
ReplyDeleteAbout Iraqi BWB,the best time for that will be Sat
Feb.28.2009 at 06:00 PM Iraqi local
time (18:00 GMT)
The location that we are choosed for that
event is too public..it will be in the middle
of Minaret and Shanadar Park of Erbil city at
the northern Iraqi region known as Kurdistan.
We will make two teams\to covering most wide aria
on Erbil city..Also there is a contact with Baghdad
amateur astronomers to made an
event- even limitted- in Baghdad.Peoples here
are alwayesb asking about about that Bright Star
of the Evenings..And we are alwayes
answering them: "There will be Big answers for
that on Feb.28.2009..Right after the Sunset...All
this if our weather will be fine..if not, the
answers will coming after that day!"
This is a wonderful project and can grab the eye of the common man. Its excellent project to involve more people in this science as a hobby.
ReplyDeleteClear skies and best wishes
Manoj
Great project! Hello from Greece, here Venus is visible in the western skies from 18:30 until 21:00-21:30 local time (i.e. UTC +2.00).
ReplyDeleteIt's snowy and cloudy in most part of the country the last days, let's hope it'll get clear.
Best wishes to all
It was a wonderful experience to have starparty with the slum kids.....crescent venus and moon exactly turned out be twins....but distance was much this time between.....
ReplyDeleteI was out of town without my camera on Saturday evening when I spotted the Moon and Venus in very clear skies over Brockville, Ontario, Canada. I immediately used my cell phone to send a text message to my daughter and wife in Ottawa and told them to take a picture. Both were successful, though their hands were skaking with the cold.
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