The Mercury Transit will be broadcasted LIVE via a special HANGOUT. Real-time images will be shown on our dedicated web page. The experts will guide people joining the hangout through the activities expected, and several related presentations. There will be sessions for Q&A, if you want to directly ask your questions to the experts. Coordinated from ESAC, in Madrid, there will be connections to the ESAC Solar Observatory, the ESO Paranal remote team, and the CAC in Valencia.

The tentative agenda for the Google Hangout is as follows:

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UTC   CEST  CLT      UTC  = Universial Time Coordinated                                         English

                 CEST = Central European Summer Time = UTC + 2h                 Spanish

                 CLT  = Chile Standard Time = UTC - 3h

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04:54 06:53 01:53 
05:04 07:04 02:04 
11:06 13:06 08:06 

Sunrise in Valencia, Spain
Sunrise in Madrid, Spain
Sunrise in Antofagasta, Chile

09:30 11:30 6:30

 

 

Introduction for CAC in Spanish 

What is a Mercury Transit? (M. Breitfellner; 5 min)
- Orbital movements of planets in solar system
Why to observe it? (D. Barrado; 10 min)
- Historical background
- Actual scientific interest
Where and when to observe it? (M.P Ayucar; 10 min)
- World map including sites registered with Bepi-Colombo page
How to observe it?
- General description of telescopes and cameras
  Presentation of observing sites and team
09:55 11:55 06:55  - Chile imaging team (M. Perez; 5 min)
10:00 12:00 07:00 - Madrid imaging team ( A.de Burgos; 5 min)
10:05 12:05 07:05 - Madrid streaming team (W.van Reeven, 5 min)
10:10 12:10 07:10 Questions from Google Hangout

10:20 12:20 07:20  

 

Introduction English 
What is a Mercury Transit? (M. Breitfellner; 5 min)
- Orbital movements of planets in solar system
10:25 12:25 07:25  

Why to observe it?  (D. Barrado; 10 min)
- Historical background
- Actual scientific interest
10:35 12:35 07:35 Where and when to observe it? (M.P.Ayucar; 10 min)
- World map including sites registered with
Bepi-Colombo page
How to observe it?
- General description of telescopes and cameras
10:45 12:45 07:45 Presentation of observing sites and teams
- Chile  imaging team (M.Perez; 10 min)
- Madrid imaging team (A.deBurgos;  5 min)
- Madrid streaming team (W.van Reeven, 5 min)
11:00 13:00 08:00 Questions from Google Hangout
11:12 13:12 08:12 
11:14 13:14 08:14		 Start in Madrid, Valencia, Spain
Start in Antofagasta, Chile transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions  (10 min)
Lunch break

Show videos (TBC)
e.g Venus Transit video (15 min)
12:00 14:00 09:20 Presentation in English
12:00 14:00 09:20 The Sun (A.de Groof, 15 min)
Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions  (15 min)
12:30 14:30 09:30 Solar Orbiter  (Y.Zouganielis, 15 min)
Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions  (15 min)
13:00 15:00 10:00 Mercury (TBC, 15 min)
Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions  (15 min)

13:30 15:30 10:30 

 Bepi-Colombo (J.Benkhoff, 15 min) 
Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions  (15 min)
14:00 16:00 11:00 Transit observations(DBN TBC, 15 min)
Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions (15 min)
14:30 16:30 11:30 ESO Paranal presentation (TBC, 15 min)
Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions  (15 min)
15:00 17:00 12:00  ESAC & CESAR presentation (TBC, 15 min)
Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions  (15 min)
14:56 16:56 11:56
14:58 16:58 11:58 		 Midpoint in Madrid, Valencia, Spain
Midpoint in Antofagasta, Chile
15:00 17:00 12:00  Presentations for Cole TV in Spanish 
15:00 17:00 12:00  

Where and when to observe it? (M.P Ayucar; 10 min)
-World map including sites registered with Bepi-Colombo page
How to observe it?
-General description of telescopes and cameras
15:10 17:10 12:10

Presentation of observing sites and teams (5 min)
- Chile imaging team (M.Perez)
- Madrid imaging team (A. de Burgos)
- Madrid streaming team (W.van Reeven)
15:15 17:15 12:15 - ESO Paranal presentation (TBC; 15 min)
15:30 17:30 12:30 The Sun (L.Sanchez, 15 min)
15:45 17:45 12:45 Solar Orbiter (L.sanchez, 15 min)
16:00 18:00 13:00 Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions (15 min)
16:15 18:15 13:15 Lunch break Chile
But programme continues with presentations more interesting for CAC in Valencia
Show videos (TBC), e.g Venus Transit (15 min)
16:30 18:30 13:30 ESAC & CESAR presentation (TBC, 15 min)
16:45 18:45 13:45 Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions (15 min)
17:00 19:00 14:00 Mercury presentation (I.Ortiz, 15 min)
17:15 19:15 14:15 Bepi-Colombo presentation (S.De la Fuente, 15 min)
17:30 19:30 14:30 Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions (15 min)
17:45 19:45 14:45 Transit observations ( D. barrado; 15 min)
18:00 20:00 15:00 Transit status in ESAC & ESO + questions (15 min)

18:40 20:40 15:40
18:42 20:42 15:42

 Ends in Madrid, Valencia, Spain
Ends in Antofagasta, Chile
  Final Wrap-up

19:03 21:03 16:03
19:19 21:19 16:19
22:10 24:10 19:10

 Sunset in Valencia, Spain
Sunset in Madrid, Spain
Sunset in Antofagasta, Chile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Text in red means that this part still has to be confirmed

Useful information

#mercurytransit

CESAR Cosmos Mercury Transit page
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/cesar/mercury-transit-20161

Bepi-Colombo event
/web/bepicolombo-mercurytransit

Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències
http://www.cac.es/escueladelespacio/ce-transito01.jsp

ESO Mercury Transit page
http://www.eso.org/public/chile/events/special-evt/MeetESO/

General information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_Mercury

Check for visibility at your location:
http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/spain/madrid


People Participating and responsibilities
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CESAR

Coordinators of MT2016 activities
ESAC Madrid Solar Imaging 
Paranal expedition Solar Imaging 
Google Hangout   
IT and General Support

  
M.G.Breitfellner, M.Perez Ayucar
Santa Martinez, Abel  De Burgos
Miguel Perez Ayucar, Manuel Castillo
David Cabezas, Michel Breitfellner, Angel Montero
Roberto Prieto, Santa Martinez. Silvia Romagnoli, Vasek Glos
ESAC Madrid video live stream  Wouter van Reeven
Bepi Colombo

Ranpal Gil, Joe Zender, Johannes Benkhoff, Mauro Casale
Solar Orbiter Luis Sanchez, Anik de Groof, Yannis Zouganelis
Centro de Astrobiologia (CSIC - INTA) J. Miguel Mas Hesse, David Barrado y Navascues, Sergio Suárez

European Southern Observator (ESO) 
Coordination
ColeTV Coordination 
Social Media Activities   
Paranal IT Support  

  
Laura Ventura, Valentina Rodriguez
Valentina Rodriguez
Oana Sandu
Daniel Gaytan
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciéncies (CAC)  Vicente Pelegero
ESAC IT Support Ruben Alvarez, Miguel Perez Blanco, Jesus Ruiz
ESAC general Support      Donald Merritt, Rocio Peñalver, David Sanchez
To be completed