Venus making transit past sun - Tue, 05 Jun 2012 PST Venus is going to move across the face of the sun this afternoon in a rare celestial event, but the weather may not cooperate. Forecasters are calling for a 90 percent chance of clouds when the transit of Venus begins at 3:09 p.m. Transit of Venus Events On Tuesday, June 5 , at approximately 3:04 p.m., the planet Venus will begin crossing the face of the sun. The most recent transit of Venus was in 2004.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Venus Transit 2012: What You'll See This Week (Pictures) Get a glimpse of what to expect during this week's transit of Venus, including sunrise shots, pinhole projections, and views from space. Last Chance for Venus Transit In 2004, Venus passed across the face of the sun. June 5, 2012 is the last transit of Venus until 2117. NASA Transit of Venus viewing is today FILE - This June 8, 2004 file photo shows the transit of Venus, which occurs when the planet Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun, is pictured in Hong Kong. Venus will cross the face of the sun on Tuesday June 5, 2012, a sight that will be visible from parts of Earth. How to Watch the Venus Transit with Binoculars On June 5, Venus will cross the face of the sun. If you live in North America, Europe, Asia or eastern Africa, you'll be able to witness this historic celestial event, which won't happen again for more than a century. But considering how dangerous it is to look at the sun directly, how can you view the so-called "transit of Venus" without having to go out and buy any fancy equipment or filters? How to Photograph the Rare Transit of Venus Safely Witnessed only seven times since the time of Galileo, Venus's solar crossing on Tuesday (June 5) is a rare and historic event that shouldn't be missed. Unless modern science discovers a way to delay or halt the aging process, this will be the last Venus transit we'll ever get to see in our lifetime — the next transit won't take place until 2117, or 105 years from now. Venus transit: A last-minute guide Thousands of scientists and skywatchers around the world have made detailed plans to monitor today's transit of Venus across the sun, but chances are that word of the last-in-a-lifetime event is just now sinking in for millions of just plain folks — so what's the big d … Venus transit, the planet's rare crossing of sun, occurs today The annals of European astronomy burst with famous names: Copernicus, Kepler, Halley. Jeremiah Horrocks? Not so famous. But in 1639, the young Englishman became the first person known to witness one of the rarest events in the heavens: the passing of Venus across the face of the sun — a transit. Review: Transit of Venus This week marks the last time Venus will transit the disk of the Sun as seen from the Earth for over a century. Jeff Foust reviews a book that provides an illustrated history of the studies of these transits and their scientific importance.
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