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Saturday, June 2, 2012

Transit of Venus June 5th - 6th

Check out these TRANSIT OF VENUS Resources on the Web!!!

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center

2012 Transit of Venus Live Webcast June 5th - This is the Official Sun-Earth Day webcast for the Venus Transit brought to you live from the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

Columbus State University’s Coca-Cola Space Science Center

2012 Transit of Venus Live Webcast June 5th - 5:30pm EDT - In an effort to make this event more accessible to the public, Columbus State University’s Coca-Cola Space Science Center (CCSSC) has partnered with NASA and the International Space School Education Trust (ISSET) to provide a multi-continent webcast of the 2012 Transit of Venus.

Astronomers Without Borders - Live Webcast

Millions will look skyward as Venus crosses the Sun on June 5 for the last time more than 100 years. The very rare transit of Venus can be seen anywhere that the Sun is visible during the more than 6 hours it will take Venus to make its journey. Astronomers Without Borders will be webcasting live from world-famous Mount Wilson Observatory during this rare event, along with top experts in the history of astronomy, authors, and others will gather at the best location for seeing the Venus transit on the North American continent.

Transit of Venus Simulation Video

Transit of Venus simulation for June 5th as will be seen from New York.

Transit of Venus History

In 1768, when James Cook sailed out of Plymouth harbor to observe the Transit of Venus in Tahiti, the trip was tantamount to a voyage through space. The remote island had just been "discovered" a year earlier, and by all accounts it was as strange and alien to Europeans as the stars themselves. Cook's pinpoint navigation to Tahiti and his subsequent observations of Venus crossing the South Pacific sun in 1769 have inspired explorers for centuries.