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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’ve probably seen this picture before. It’s a photographic plate of the transit of Venus, taken by one of the eight 1882 American expeditions and it’s depicted in many books on the transit. Of the hundreds of dry collodion emulsion … Continue reading
Spring is on its way: temperatures are on the rise, birds are singing and flowers are starting to bloom. At least here in the Netherlands. It’s a sign that this century’s last transit of Venus is coming near. Remember how … Continue reading
I remember well that in 2004, there were a lot of people claiming they captured the transit of Venus with the camera of their cellphone, but wondering why Venus appeared so much larger in their own photographs as the planet … Continue reading
In the course of 1883, many letters were delivered at the US Naval Observatory in Washington from observers, professional and amateur alike, who watched the transit of Venus on December 6, 1882. Most of them contained a short notice of … Continue reading
How many of you actually have the means to mount a photo camera to your telescope eyepiece? I don’t. When you are going to use your iPhone anyway to join our Measure the sun’s distance project, you might consider not … Continue reading
Diverse British observers were primed to observe the transit of 1882 December 6 – for many the second transit of a lifetime – from their home turf. A large proportion were disappointed by the very British weather, though few can … Continue reading
Dave Smith, a retired physics teacher from Maldon, England, started to capture a range of phases of Venus back in July 2010. Not planned for on beforehand, the project ended up in the spectacular composite image below. The last picture … Continue reading
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