After the Sun Venus had set in this avian astronomy eco-preserve, we took in fine telescope views of

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On-assignment for Sky News magazine , I was lucky enough to be invited to view the Transit of Venus (next one s in 2117 in case you missed this one) at Point Pelee National Park one of North America s premiere birdwatching locales and as of 2006 an RASC-designated dark sky preserve.
Because of our location in this migratory bird-watching haven, we ended up with the added treat of seeing thousands of swallows, warblers, and other species flit occasionally in front of our telescope views.
After the Sun Venus had set in this avian astronomy eco-preserve, we took in fine telescope views of Mars and Saturn, including the ringed planet’s giant moon Titan (above) while a seagull transits the sun with Venus, June 5 (below)
(Above: Venus transits the setting sun behind the birds of Point Pelee as onlookers observe through filtered telescopes on Lake Erie. All photos by Peter McMahon from Point Pelee National Park, Ontario)
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