SAFE PUBLIC VIEWING OF RARE
ASTRONOMICAL
EVENT WITH
8-INCH
REFLECTOR
TELESCOPE AT DUQUESNE
INCLINE
OBSERVATION DECK
TUESDAY MORNING,
so long
as clouds do not block the Sun!
Transit of Planet Venus Across Image of
Sun
Not Seen
Since 1882!
WARNING: NEVER look directly at the Sun, a solar eclipse, or a solar
transit of a planet with a telescope or binoculars, unless you have special
training and special equipment to do so safely. Otherwise, this would cause PERMANENT BLINDNESS INSTANTLY!
MORE INFO: < venustransit@planetarium.cc
> or 412-561-7876.
Co-Sponsored by –
Friends
of the Zeiss -- Two-year old
non-profit organization whose mission is the eventual reinstallation and reuse
of historic equipment and artifacts from
Pittsburgh’s original Buhl Planetarium
and Institute of Popular Science, including the Zeiss II Planetarium Projector
(prior to 2002 dismantling,
oldest
operable major planetarium projector in the world!) and the 10-inch
Siderostat-type Refractor Telescope.
More
information: < http://www.friendsofthezeiss.org
>.
The Duquesne Incline – Historic cable car railway serving
Incline hoisting equipment in operation, along with small museum, gift shop
and observation deck for viewing Pittsburgh’s beautiful Golden Triangle, ranked
the second most scenic view in America by USA
Weekend magazine! More information: < http://www.incline.cc
>.