Mercury Transit 2006!
The UMD Astronomy Observatory Remains Closed
Fall 2024 Update: The UMD Astronomy Observatory remains closed to all public outreach activities.
Observing Event CANCELED
Although our observing event is canceled, the Transit will still happen, we just can't see it. Other parts of the country and world that have better views (and better weather) will be watching and some sites will be providing webcasts. So we hope that from your warm and dry office or home, you'll take a few minutes to check out one of the webcasts.
-- day of flier
Transit Gallery
Websites of interest
- The Exploratorium: info, webcast from Kitt Peak telescopes
- NASA Sun-Earth
- Spaceweather.com some basic info and links to other webcasts
- SOHO no interference from weather with this one, it's a spacecraft continuously monitoring the sun! Check out the Real-time images taken in different wavelengths.
- F. Espenak's page
- A.L.P.O.
- transitofvenus.org: good collection of links and information about the Mercury Transit (as well as the next Venus Transit!)
- Science@NASA