I watched the transit in 2004 - fascinating. Sadly, pretty much the whole of the UK is forecast to be completely covered with cloud at sunrise, when the transit will be in its final stages, and I probably won't get to see it.
I'll be trying. I can drive up to about 6 hours to get to any point that's got a good chance of seeing through the clouds. So I'm watching the forecast, and hoping it works.
Cloud; rain in Birmingham and so it goes, but I'll be up early on Wednesday.
Roughly projected image from 2004 just after second contact - improvised with finder and cardboard early on as I had to attend a Very Important Meeting that day (about what totally forgotten).
If you can't find eclipse shades, you can grab some #14 shade welding glass from a local welding supplier - a piece of 4" x 5" shouldn't cost you much more than about $3.
I tried to figure out when to see this where I am, and found the easiest way was to install Stellarium and then fast forward in time to see how the pass happens.
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I'd like to have seen both transits.
Roughly projected image from 2004 just after second contact - improvised with finder and cardboard early on as I had to attend a Very Important Meeting that day (about what totally forgotten).
http://www.sohcahtoa.org.uk/legacy/blog/images/venus_transit...
1 use of eclipse shades
2 pinhole projectors
3 project a magnified view
4 project a magnified image through a closed-loop device
5 viewed directly when magnified
6 live webcast
+ http://www.transitofvenus.org/june2012/eye-safety