Transit of Venus 2012: NASA Video and Space.Com Infographic »
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Transit of Venus. It won't happen again until December 2117. On June 5/6th, 2012, Venus will transit the face of the Sun in an event of both historical and observational importance. The best places to watch are in the south Pacific, but travel is not required
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This Tuesday/Wednesday will be last Transit of Venus in this CENTURY - next in 2117. Don't miss it! And before it happens again, the Earth will change beyond recognition It won't happen again until December 2117. On June 5/6th, 2012, Venus will transit the face of the Sun in an event of both historical and observational importance. The best places to watch are in the south Pacific, but travel is not required
Check on map where will be visible → http://goo.gl/H6uXr
Watch NASA video → http://goo.gl/IphN6
See picture from the last transit → http://goo.gl/tCESk
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Check on map where will be visible → http://goo.gl/H6uXr
Watch NASA video → http://goo.gl/IphN6
See picture from the last transit → http://goo.gl/tCESk
→ SHARE TO EVERYONE ←
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Want to view the #VenusTransit on Tuesday? Find a local event near you:http://go.nasa.gov/L9hLHG Also, remember to watch the transit safely:http://go.nasa.gov/JzLbti
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Žiga Pirih11:58 AM
Hopefully weather'll be fine and cloudless on Wednesday morning. (Also, would anyone know whether using CDs and aluminium(!) tape as telescope filter would be good enough protection for camera (I've learned that it's not good for the eye)?
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With the Transit of Venus coming up in just two days, let's look at what sort of extreme conditions exist on our neighboring planet:
From the LITD Archives: But What About Venus? »Originally posted on April 7, 2009, only two months after Lights in the Dark launched: I haven’t posted anything yet about our other neighboring planet, Venus, mostly because the currently ac...
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A Picturesque Venus Transit
The rare transit of Venus across the face of the Sun in 2004 was one of the better-photographed events in sky history. Both scientific and artistic images flooded in from the areas that could see the transit: Europe and much of Asia, Africa, and North America. Scientifically, solar photographers confirmed that the black drop effect is really better related to the viewing...
Expand this post »The rare transit of Venus across the face of the Sun in 2004 was one of the better-photographed events in sky history. Both scientific and artistic images flooded in from the areas that could see the transit: Europe and much of Asia, Africa, and North America. Scientifically, solar photographers confirmed that the black drop effect is really better related to the viewing...
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