One NASA,
Last night I had the pleasure of being online with NASA EDGE hosts Chris Giersch and Blair Allen as they told of their adventure traveling to Hawaii to broadcast live the transit of Venus. 35 were in attendance to hear and participate in the chat, with lots of questions and chatter from the INSPIRE OLC members.
Planning began months ago to prepare the team that it would take to provide a live online broadcast of a once (well, twice) in a lifetime experience, the transit of Venus. Hawaii was selected as the prime place to view the entire transit, with the observatories on Mauna Kea serving as a backdrop. While thoughts of Hawaii turn to sunny beaches and surfing, the elevation of the observatories may produce altitude sickness and low temperatures. But that also produces beautifully clear skies, the perfect site to watch a celestial event.
You can see archives of the transit on the NASA EDGE Ustream channel - more information can be found here: www.nasa.gov/nasaedge/. You'll find lots of programming to learn more about NASA and its missions. And watch for the archive of THIS LiveChat, and then take the quiz to earn 25 points.
No chat next week - have a happy Independence Day!
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