[quote]Amateur astronomers and the general public throughout Europe and most of Asia and Africa will have the chance to observe the phenomenon, the first for 122 years, on June 8.
The next transit will not take place until June 6, 2012 and will not be visible in Britain and other parts of Europe.
Beginning at 0519 GMT (1719 NZT) for six hours, Venus will cross the path of the Sun and, weather permitting, appear as a dark black dot about 1/30th the Sun’s diameter. [/quote]
[quote=“t.ukyo”]P.S. Where can I get protective glasses in Taiwan?[/quote]Sorry to sound like everybody’s Mum here, but I feel I should point out that whenever there’s an eclipse, TV astronomers always say you should never look directly at the sun even if you’re wearing protective glasses, and they give dire warnings that if you do so you may not feel anything immediately but could still have eye damage later.
Such astronomers often demonstrate how to project the image onto a screen to view it safely.
You can make your own but I think you may not have the right equipment to do so.
Anyway, take two large Taiwan Beer bottles. Saw off the bottoms about 2 cm from the end. File the rough edges until smooth.
Place the two circles abreast and glue them together. You can also glue straps though I prefer to handhold them.
The finished product is what is known as “Beer Googles” and I’ve seen Venus a few times while wearing them.
Some years ago there was an eclipse of the sun in Germany and you could get protective glasses everywhere which you put in front of your eyes in order to be able look directly into the sun. Instead of glass they had a very thin layer of metal or something which was only transparent to very bright light, but NOT UV.
[quote=“sandman”][quote]The finished product is what is known as “Beer Googles” and I’ve seen Venus a few times while wearing them.
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Okay, Now I get it.
