Last Transit of Venus For A Century
On Tuesday, 5 June 2012, Venus will cross the face of the sun – as seen from Earth beginning at 22:09 UT (6:09 PM EDT). These transits are rare – they occur in pairs and only very century or so. The last transit was in 2004. The next one will be in 2117. Below are a series of links to various resources you can use to best appreciate this once in a lifetime experience.
– Astronomers Without Borders: Phone & Online Technology Brought to Transit of Venus
– Live Webcast of Transit of Venus, June 5
– Sky & Telescope: Your Complete Go-to Guide for June’s Transit of Venus
– Transit of Venus Webcast from Mount Wilson Observatory
– Last Chance for a Century to Witness the Transit of Venus
– 2012 Transit of Venus Expeditions Rival Captain Cook’s
– Science Planned on JCMT During Transit of Venus
– ISS Crew to Observe & Photograph Transit of Venus
– ESA missions gear up for transit of Venus
– Solar Dynamics Observatory to Observe Venus Transit
– NASA Glenn Joins in Venus Transit Activities
– Venus, A Planetary Portrait of Inner Beauty
– Hubble to Use Moon as Mirror to See Venus Transit
– Video: The Coming Transit of Venus the Last in Your Lifetime
