Today, the transit of Venus http://www.transitofvenus.org/ was visible from Lubbock, Texas. The South Plains Astronomy Club http://southplainsastronomy.org/ set up several telescopes at the Museum of Texas Tech http://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/ to allow viewing of the transit. They started at 5 PM and went until sunset. I was able to attend this event. There was one telescope that had a very long line, and I did not wait to use it. But in about 30 minutes, I saw 4 different views of the transit. The Texas Tech Graduate School was providing free (I was surprised) lemonade and tea. There was popcorn available.
There were many people just sitting there, not in line to look at the sun. There were sun-safe glasses available to allow looking at the sun.
The next time this happens is in 105 years. I am pleased I had the opportunity to see this tonight.
Thank you, South Plains Astronomy Club.
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