On June 8th, 2004 a celestial event of historical scientific importance will occur when the silhouette of the planet Venus once again crosses the face of the Sun as seen from the Earth. This event or transit of Venus last occurred in 1882, so no one alive today has ever witnessed the transit of Venus For detailed maps and transit times for hundreds of cities, visit NASA's "Prediction's for the 2004 Transit
of Venus" web site
...all info linked from here:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/sunear...dex_vthome.htm
I will be viewing this dramatic event.
I've always been in the habit of staring directly into the sun.
It's not advisable to do so.
I've also used all of the indirect or filtered methods.
You may take any precaution you believe necessary.
...safe viewing techniques listed here:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/sunear...serve_2004.htm