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On June 5 and 6, 2012 the planet Venus will pass in front of the Sun for the last time this century. Millions around the world will witness this rare astronomical phenomenon.
This website is entirely devoted to the transit of Venus: its history, where and when you should watch it and what you can do to get involved in the observation. Learn more...
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You have to respect Jean Baptiste Chappe d’Auteroche and his party that went to Baja California to observe the 1769 transit of Venus. Imagine the travails of their multi-leg journey: 11 weeks of tedium at sea, tossed from France to … Continue reading
The March 2012 issue of Planetarian, Journal of the International Planetarium Society, features a cover story about the transit of Venus and the role of the planetarium community in this celestial event. The article opens with the historical significance of Earth-Venus-Sun alignments … Continue reading
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We are approaching the backside of the 8-year pair of transits of Venus. Like two bookends, the 2004 and 2012 events squeeze together eight years of the early 21st century. With the second alignment of Earth-Venus-Sun, transit enthusiasts have typically … Continue reading
Transits of Venus are predictable, but the pattern seems odd. Two transits occur within eight years, then there is a lapse of 105 1/2 years, then another pair within eight years, then wait 121 1/2 years. How do you explain this frequency? … Continue reading
The Bays Mountain Planetarium in Kingsport, TN, is currently producing an interactive show about the transit of Venus, with distribution scheduled to begin at the end of February. Planetarium Director Adam Thanz writes, Viewers will learn about eclipses, the transit, the main … Continue reading
David Henckel of Preston, Lancashire (UK), is researching the transit of Venus from the artist’s perspective for an event near the epicenter of transit of Venus history. Henckel has been commissioned to create artwork for the 2012 Preston Guild, a … Continue reading
What would it be like to sail on the HMB Endeavour akin to James Cook, then witness the transit of Venus from a Pacific island? Stop dreaming and start doing. The Australian National Maritime Museum, which is the steward of the … Continue reading
I invite transit of Venus enthusiasts to join me near northern Indiana for Treasure: TROVE, a celebration of the riches of the 2012 TRansit Of VEnus. Leading up to June 5, our community is hosting multiple transit-related attractions to complement … Continue reading
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Take a note from the experts – the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is practicing for the 2012 transit of Venus. This Wednesday, January 11, 2012, the space-borne telescope will dedicate several orbits to acquiring and observing the Hipparchus-C and Dolland-E … Continue reading
Transits and exoplanets were among the myriad of interesting topics this week at the American Astronomical Society conference in Austin, TX. Four perspectives on the transit of Venus opened the dialogue on Sunday, January 8, under the auspices of the … Continue reading
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