Upcoming astronomical events.

[Thinking Aloud]

Maybe we can keep this thread populated with interesting things to spot in the sky...

Just over 24 hours from now... May 21/20 (in that order)

• ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. http://eclipse-maps.com/Eclipse-Maps/Ga ... ay_20.html
  
  (A 'total' eclipse where the moon is a little too far away to cover the sun properly.)
  
  

June 5/6

• TRANSIT OF VENUS. http://www.transitofvenus.org/
  
  (Venus tries vainly to eclipse the sun, but appears as a little dot on the solar disc instead. You will be dead the next time this happens (in 2117 and 2125).)
  
  

Add more below!

[FBM]

I'm working hard to master my gear in tme for the Venus transit.

We've also got a partial lunar eclipse on 6/4. I figured out the angles today and discovered that I'll be able to see it from my rooftop. No need to drive to the east coast and back this time. (Same for the transit of Venus.)

Looks like those are the biggies until the Perseids in August.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45828528/ns ... wKa3HoSGSo