In case anyone is interested... "The mall" is the grassy area in the center of campus (where the line following robots were raced last month).
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: VIEW RARE VENUS TRANSIT FROM CMU CAMPUS TUESDAY JUNE 5TH Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 09:25:59 -0400 From: Diane Turnshek <dianet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> VIEW RARE VENUS TRANSIT FROM CMU CAMPUS TUESDAY JUNE 5TH Venus will be making a rare transit of the Sun visible in Pittsburgh from 6:00 p.m. until sunset on the Tuesday, June 5th. The last time Venus transited the Sun was 8 years ago, but it won?t happen again until 2117. Visit the Carnegie Mellon campus on the mall between Doherty and Baker Halls to talk with astronomers about the event, view the sun safely with eclipse glasses and telescope installations. A NASA live feed will show the Venus transit from locations around the planet Earth. Get involved! Download the free app VenusTransit and help scientist time the instant of first and second contact as the transit begins. For further information or to volunteer to help with this event, contact Nick Battaglia, Michelle Ntampaka or Diane Turnshek. -- Diane Turnshek Outreach Coordinator Physics Department 5000 Forbes Avenue Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-2747VIEW RARE VENUS TRANSIT FROM CMU CAMPUS TUESDAY JUNE 5TH Venus will be making a rare transit of the Sun visible in Pittsburgh from 6:00 p.m. until sunset on the Tuesday, June 5th. The last time Venus transited the Sun was 8 years ago, but it won?t happen again until 2117. Visit the Carnegie Mellon campus on the mall between Doherty and Baker Halls to talk with astronomers about the event, view the sun safely with eclipse glasses and telescope installations. A NASA live feed will show the Venus transit from locations all around the planet Earth. Get involved! Download the free app VenusTransit and help scientist time the instant of first and second contact when the transit begins. For further information or to volunteer to help with this event, contact Nick Battaglia, Michelle Ntampaka or Diane Turnshek. -- Diane Turnshek Outreach Coordinator Physics Department 5000 Forbes Avenue Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-2747
