Can the Venus transit be viewed with the naked eye

[dalcde]

Can the Venus transit be viewed with the naked eye? I do have a solar filter (from the anstronomy department of a university), so this isn't about safety issues. The question is would I need a telescope to oberve the dot or can I just look at it?

 

[twofish-quant]

Can the Venus transit be viewed with the naked eye? I do have a solar filter (from the anstronomy department of a university), so this isn't about safety issues. The question is would I need a telescope to oberve the dot or can I just look at it?

You should be able to see the dot, and the main issues are eye safety issues rather than astronomical.

 

[dalcde]

You should be able to see the dot, and the main issues are eye safety issues rather than astronomical.

A dot like a dead pixel or one that can be easily spotted? (the sun looks even smaller than my thumb when observed without a telescope)

 

[DhruvKumar]

You can see a dot like structure on the Sun but DON'T see it with naked eye get a eclipse viewing goggles and then try to see it.
Unluckily it will not be visible in major parts of South-America , about half part in Africa and a small part of Europe.
Eastern Hemisphere can see it while sun rising and Western Hemisphere can see it while sunset.

 

[tony873004]

Download an image of the 2004 transit. Print it out and hang it on the wall in a large room. Then back away from it until the Sun is half the width of your pinky. That should give you a pretty good idea of what to expect when looking through an unmagnified filter.