Dearborn Observatory - Special Mercury Transit Viewing
When:
Monday, May 9, 2016
7:30 AM - 1:30 PM CT
Where: Dearborn Observatory, 2131 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: FREE
Contact:
Gretchen Oehlschlager
Group: CIERA - Conferences/Collab Meetings
Category: Other
Description:
Join us at Dearborn Observatory to view the Mercury Transit!
Monday, May 9 | 7:30AM-1:30 PM
A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet Mercury comes between the Sun and the Earth, and Mercury is seen as a black dot moving across the face of the Sun.
If the weather is questionable, please check for information on Facebook.
Free and open to the public! Come any time during the listed hours.
(Unfortunately the Dearborn Observatory is NOT ADA-accessible. Several staircases must be climbed in order to reach the telescope.)