Venus's Transit
Across The Sun
Venus will pass directly in front of the Sun and will be visible from Earth for a period of seven hours. This will be the last occurrence this century...so plan accordingly...and make sure to *properly protect your eyes* when viewing this event in plain sight.
In the Western Hemisphere the transit will start in the afternoon hours on June 5th - in the Eastern Hemis...phere the transit will first be seen in the morning hours on June 6th.
For local transit times for your time zone (no conversion necessary!) ->
http://transitofvenus.nl/
For viewing suggestions ->
http://earthsky.org/space/
To stream it online with commentary from professional astronomers et al. ->
http://events.slooh.com/
For more info ->
http://earthsky.org/
Venus will pass directly in front of the Sun and will be visible from Earth for a period of seven hours. This will be the last occurrence this century...so plan accordingly...and make sure to *properly protect your eyes* when viewing this event in plain sight.
In the Western Hemisphere the transit will start in the afternoon hours on June 5th - in the Eastern Hemis...phere the transit will first be seen in the morning hours on June 6th.
For local transit times for your time zone (no conversion necessary!) ->
http://transitofvenus.nl/
For viewing suggestions ->
http://earthsky.org/space/
To stream it online with commentary from professional astronomers et al. ->
http://events.slooh.com/
For more info ->
http://earthsky.org/
— на/во
lmage Credit: David Cortner/NASA
('04).
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