While I know this will not be seen from Arizona the following from the web cam list may still be of interest. ************************************** Subject: ESO Press Release 03/04: Announcing the Venus Transit 2004 Programme Dear subscribers, On June 8, 2004, Venus will pass in front of the Sun. This transit is extremely rare as the last one occurred in 1882. On this important occasion, the European Southern Observatory (ESO), in collaboration with several partner institutions and with support from the European Commission in the framework of the European Science and Technology Week, has established the Venus Transit 2004 (VT-2004) public education programme which takes advantage of this extraordinary celestial event to expose the public to a number of fundamental issues at the crucial interface between society and basic science. VT-2004 has several components, including an instructive and comprehensive website which was officially launched today. It is directed towards the wide public in general and the media, school students and their teachers, as well as amateur astronomers in particular. It invites all interested persons to participate actively in the intercontinental VT-2004 Observing Campaign (that reenacts historical Venus Transit observations) and the VT-2004 Video Contest. More information about this ambitious public education programme is available in ESO Press Release 03/04 (http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2004/pr-03-04.html) and on the VT-2004 website (http://www.vt-2004.org). Kind regards, The ESO EPR Dept. -- Jeff Hopkins http://www.hposoft.com/Astro/astro.html HPO SOFT ********************************************************* Small minds speak about people * Average minds speak of events ************ Great minds speak of ideas! **************** ********************************************************* Phoenix, Arizona 7812 West Clayton Drive Phoenix, AZ 85033-2439 U.S.A. (623) 849-5889 (Fax) www.hposoft.com -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.