Seeing the Venus transit; this is why you should visit your local hackerspace

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So I thought about getting a pair of protective glasses so that I could safely stare at the sun during yesterday's Venus transit. But then it was forecast to be cloudy in the afternoon (the event didn't start until 5pm here) so I forgot about it and figured I'd try to catch it next time around (which is 105 years from now). I went about life, ate some dinner, then grabbed my latest project and … [Read more...]