The Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the Universitat de Barcelona (IEEC-UB) with the Quantum Physics and Astrophysics Department will broadcast the event on internet and will organize several activities in the street.

Activities will be available in Catalan, Spanish and English with previous registration.

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LIVE WEBCAST ON SERVIASTRO

Broadcast will follow the Transit from its beginning at 13:12 (Official Time) to its end at 20:42 (Official Time). Transit Special web on Serviastro

Remmember that transits of Mercury cannot be seen with the naked eye. You need a telescope for a good observation.

NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY TO THE SUN. Projecting the image is the best option to see the transit.

PROPOSED ACTIVITIES

Physics Faculty students

Transit observation from the Faculty roof

General public and educationals centers:

Activities:

• Public observation: two telescopes will be placed at Palau Reial, Diagonal Avenue, Barcelona.
• It will be explained the Transit fenomena in general and this Mercury transit in particular to the registrated groups
• It will be shown how to observe the Sun following the projection methode

Activitie Timetable:

• It will be reserved to the groups an hour sessions from 13:00 to 18:00 (oficial time)

Requirement:
Groups who want to participate in the proposed activitie shoud send a e-mail in order to set the time and the number of attendees: divulgacio@am.ub.es

Advice:
In order not to cretate great expectations to the public less experienced with the astronomical observations, we should advice that a Mercury Transit it is not a spectacular event despite being very interesting and beautiful from an astronomical point of view. Mercury is so small that we can't observe it with the naked eye, and the transit duration makes its movement only perceptible if we observe for a while. You should not to hope an event as astonishing as an eclipse.