In addition to the resources Herve pointed out, travel Quest International has offered at least two excursions to see the transit from Europe. One is a tour of Italy combined with observing from the Vatican Observatory and another aboard a cruise liner in the Mediterranean. Both tours are sponsored by S &T and are geared to the amateur astronomer. Go to: www.tq-international.com. Now, all I need to do is win the powerball :) Rick Tejera Editor SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona SaguaroAstro@xxxxxxx www.saguaroastro.org In a message dated 1/2/2004 12:12:46 US Mountain Standard Time, hdole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > >I figure that many folks will be using the transit of Venus as a good > >excuse for a European vacation. > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.