MERCURY TRANSIT 2006

-an astropoetry page of
Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy-SARM
with the support of Auckland StarDome Observatory, New Zealand-

INTRODUCTION

On November 9^th, 1769

Captain James Cook and Astronomer Charles Green-

exploring Aotearoa (“Land of the Long White Cloud”) or Nova Zeelandia-

stood on the shore of Cooks Beach to observe the Transit of Mercury.
 On November 9^th, 2006-

during another Transit of Mercury-

Jennie McCormick (from StarDome)

and Danut Ionescu (a SARM counselor established in New Zealand

and also a member of Auckland Astronomical Society)

organized at Auckland StarDome Observatory 

an astropoetry board

including texts by SARM masters and a contest for the visiting public.

A NEO-ZEALAND ACROSTIC

“…fingers and toes crossed for better weather…”
-Jennie McCormick-

“We were lucky, we watched the Transit of Mercury among gusts of rain!”
-Danut Ionescu-

Mercury's promenade
across the Sun
a road of glory
-Zigmund Tauberg (SARM)-

WINNING ASTROPOEMS OF THE STARDOME CONTEST
FOR NEO-ZEALAND CHILDREN
 

… and a Romanian child’s reply…

CONCLUSION

I have loved sublime calls-
celestial wonders of
springs, summers, falls…
-Dominic Diamant (SARM)-
 

The Mercury Transit across the fire ocean of the Sun,
projected on Earth… uniting two different worlds;
two different cultures, only one love:
the clear sky.
Thanks, Sun and Mercury.
Thanks, Auckland StarDome Observatory and SARM.
The Mercury Transit passed. Our relationship remains.
-Valentin Grigore (President of SARM)-
 

Page coordonated by
Andrei Dorian Gheorghe and Danut Ionescu.
Design: Gabriel Ivanescu (SARM)
© SARM & Auckland StarDome Observatory