2016 - May 9th: Transit of Mercury

[Roger Hill]

Transit of Mercury
Volunteers needed for this momentous event. Ed Mizzi is looking for help with this great Outreach opportunity, so let's get straight to the details.

* Date: Monday, May 9, 2016   Times: 07:13 – 14.41   Classes begin at 09:00
* Location: Canadian Martyrs' Elementary School, Burlington, ON.
* Audience: Students from grades 5 to 8 and their teachers, plus any passersby.

Additional details:
* Ed will have 2 of the club's Dobs, with Solar Filters (thanks to Gary Bennett), at the site, but we could use more telescopes. Ed will be there all day, if necessary.
* The students will have already been briefed about the event but be prepared with a short description of what is happening and its significance (links below).
* Volunteers are not, of course, expected to stay for the entire event. Even an hour of your time would be appreciated.
* Parking is available. Please see link below.
* Please contact Ed.Mizzi, via the Forum or directly at edmizzi.mizzi@gmail.com, if you are interested in helping. Thanks

Transit Information:
http://eclipsewise.com/oh/tm2016.html
http://eclipsewise.com/oh/oh-tables/tm2016-Tab02b.pdf

Location: Canadian Martyrs' Elementary School, 3201 Lansdown Drive
Burlington, Ontario, L7M 1K1
http://www.hcdsb.org/Schools/Profiles/Pages/Canadian-Martyrs-Elementary-School.aspx

Google maps:
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Canadian+Martyrs+Catholic+Elementary+School/@43.3678279,-79.8112343,15.72z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x882b6198de74833b:0x53fa5ea21e227ffa?hl=en