Something to look out for if you’re up really early on June 6th is a transit of Venus. During the transit the silhouette of Venus will be seen to cross the Sun. These are pretty rare events – the next being in 2117. I’ve become aware of this a little late in the day, and am now doing non-stop research to figure out how the heck solar photography works – hopefully without a) blinding myself and b) blowing my telescope and/or camera up. I also need to figure out how to overcome the fact I have no view of the eastern horizon from my garden!
WARNING : NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN, EITHER WITH THE NAKED EYE OR THROUGH ANY OPTICAL INSTRUMENT.