Thread by @NirujMohan

Mercury will pass between Earth & Sun on afternoon, 11 Nov 2019 Monday. Most of #MercuryTransit2019 can be seen from all of Africa, till local sunset. @SKA_Africa @SAAOOutreach @AfricaAstronomy @Astro4Dev & others are coordinating a Africa-wide campaign for #ToM2019 #ToMAfrica

It is VERY dangerous to look at the Sun directly using telescope binoculars or naked eyes. Looking at Sun's image projected onto a sheet of paper by a telescope is safe. There r a few public events by science centres etc in Africa where u can see #ToM2019 safely (pic @samyukta_m)

An interactive map of public events in Africa for #ToMAfrica, transit timings, a free handbook on #ToM2019, posters, and a podcast on #MercuryTransit2019 are at africanastronomicalsociety.org/activities/tra…, sarao.ac.za/transit-of-mer… and transit2019.saao.ac.za

You can download the handbook on the #mercurytransit2019 which talks about why transits occur, where and when to see it, how to see it safely, and its historical importance - africanastronomicalsociety.org/wp-content/upl…

If you want to know the exact transit timing for your location, as well as your local sunset timing (till which you can see the transit), check out the interactive #ToM2019 map at timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/20…

A nice summary of all the relevant information for South Africa for the #mercurytransit2019 is at the @SAAOOutreach page at @SAAO and at transit2019.saao.ac.za/docs/TransitOf…

A poster of #ToMAfrica, with the #MercuryTransit2019 timings for the @SKA_Africa #AVN Partner Countries is hosted on its webpage and at sarao.ac.za/wp-content/upl…

And a poster aimed at all of Africa for the #MercuryTransit2019 #ToMAfrica is hosted by @AfricaAstronomy on their webpage at africanastronomicalsociety.org/activities/tra… (designed by @Samyukta_M)

A podcast on the #MercuryTransit2019 featuring yours truly and @DanielCunnama on @cosmicsavannah is at thecosmicsavannah.com/2019/11/06/epi… #ToM2019 #ToMAfrica

Most important - it is safest to see the transit at one of the public events organised by science centres, observatories and science clubs. To find out the nearest one, check our cool interactive map of #mercurytransit2019 in Africa astro4dev.carto.com/viz/abd9d842-d… #ToM2019 #ToMAfrica

#mercurytransit2019 starts at 2.35 pm Central African Time (CAT/SAST) and ends at 8.05 pm CAT (or sunset, whichever happens first). Mid transit is at 5.19 pm CAT. Sunset is at 6.31 pm in Joburg and 7.23 pm in Cape Town. See website for timings in other African timezones

In South Africa, free public events for #MercuryTransit2019 are at the following places where you can see the #ToM2019 safely with the help of astronomy communicators (see astro4dev.carto.com/viz/abd9d842-d… for constantly updated list) ...

1. @SAAO campus at 1, Observatory Rd, #CapeTown
2. Site-C Taxi Rank #Khayelitsha, #CapeTown (by SAAO)
3. Eden on the Bay Mall, Blouberg #CapeTown (by @AstroSocSA)
4. Southern Cape Astronomy Club, Pearly Beach #WesternCape

5. CSIR Campus, Meiring Naude Rd, Tshwane, #Gauteng (by @dsigovza)
6. Senekal Astronomy Club, 20 Boerbok Street, Senekal, #FreeState
7. UNISA Observatory, #Pretoria, #Gauteng (by @UNISA)
8. Roof of Building G5 @theNWU #Potchefstroom

#MercuryTransit2019 #Tom2019 #TomAfrica

#Algeria
1. Astro Club of Angham Elhayat, Guerrare, Guardaia - [e-mail]

2. University Mentouri Esplanade next to the main library, Constantine (Sirius Astronomy Association [e-mail])

#Morocco
Association d'Astronomie Amateur de Marrakech - goo.gl/maps/PjNsAP4WA…

#Kenya
Technical University of Kenya (opp Central Bank) #Nairobi ([e-mail])

#Nigeria
National Space Museum (Obasanjo Space Centre, Abuja [e-mail])
#ToM2019

#Ghana
Forecourt of Ghana Space Scince And Technology Institute Accra-Kwabenya, next to Atomic Police Station-Kwabenya - [e-mail]

#Ethiopia
Woldia University Audithorium Hall, Woldia (next to Lalibela, [e-mail])

@dara_project @DARABigData

#Madagascar
Habaka Innovation Hub, Tsimbazaza, Antananarivo - [e-mail]

#Mozambique
Cathedral of Catholic Church, Maputo - [e-mail]

#Togo
Complexe scolaire La Sagesse Lomé Région Maritime, Rue de la Sagesse

Sao Tome e Principe
Faculdade de Ciências e das Tecnologias da Universidade de São Tomé e Príncipe, [e-mail]

Watch this space for more public venues in Africa for #ToMAfrica for the 11 Nov 2019 #MercuryTransit2019

For more information, email [e-mail]

And see
sarao.ac.za/transit-of-mer…
transit2019.saao.ac.za &
africanastronomicalsociety.org/activities/tra…

This handbook was adapted from the one written by @asipoec for the 2016 transit of Mercury for India.

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#Sudan
Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Alfetihab

#Mauritius
Flic en Flac public beach, near Police Station
230 2132773

#Ethiopia
Addis Ababa Science & Technology University, Addis Ababa, Kilinto, Akaki Kality [phone]

@AfricaAstronomy @SAAOOutreach @SKA_Africa