It was the Transit of Mercury on Monday 11th November – an event not due to happen again until 2032, so Bournemouth Collegiate School teacher Alan Naden made the most of the opportunity and set up a telescope for students to see the astrological phenomena.

Luckily, despite being mid-November, the weather held off and the clouds cleared, so Mercury was clearly visible on the projector set up (despite the planet only being the size of the United States and 48 million miles away).

Alan Naden explained: “This was a fantastic opportunity for students to see the Transit of Mercury first-hand – I have been part of “street astronomy” projects before which have always proved very popular and this was no different.”

Senior Deputy Head at BCS, Maria Coulter added “It is great that students were able to see the Transit of Mercury over their lunch break – we always endeavour to ensure that students have every opportunity to learn from the outside world, and not just in the classroom. The volume of pupils who took time to see Mercury demonstrates how eager our pupils are to learn, and I thank the BCS staff for enabling this.”

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