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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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In August, we announced that filming had begun of a great documentary film about the next transit of Venus. Now, Maarten Roos has released a teaser of Our Last Transit of Venus. Jean-Eudes Arlot, Huib Zuidervaart, Paolo Tanga, Jay Pasachoff, … Continue reading
These two stop motion animations by Claire King explain the math of the transit of Venus and its eighteenth century history in a playful and inspiring way.




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