Transit of Venus

[Dave Monroe]

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/
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> Local transit times
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> http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/
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> Mason & Dixon at the Cape
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> http://www.thomaspynchon.com/mason-dixon/extra/cape.html

Astronomy Picture of the Day
2012 June 3

A Picturesque Venus Transit

Explanation: 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 clarity of the camera
or telescope than the atmosphere of Venus. Artistically, images might
be divided into several categories. One type captures the transit in
front of a highly detailed Sun. Another category captures a double
coincidence such as both Venus and an airplane simultaneously
silhouetted, or Venus and the International Space Station in low Earth
orbit. A third image type involves a fortuitous arrangement of
interesting looking clouds, as shown by example in the above image
taken from North Carolina, USA. Sky enthusiasts worldwide are abuzz
about the coming transit of Venus on Tuesday. It is perhaps
interesting to wonder whether any person will live to see -- and
remember seeing -- both Tuesday's Venus transit and the next one in
2117

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120603.html

APOD Collection: Mercury and Venus Transits

http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=28736