Viewing the Transit of Venus
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http://www.facebook.com/ScienceReason ... Science in Action: Viewing the Transit of Venus. Don't miss the June 5th Transit of Venus -- the next one won't occur until the year 2117! Here are some tips to view it safely. Transits of Venus are among the rarest of predictable astronomical phenomena. They occur in a pattern that repeats every 243 years. --- Please SUBSCRIBE to Science & Reason: • http://www.youtube.com/Best0fScience • http://www.youtube.com/ScienceTV • http://www.youtube.com/FFreeThinker --- Science in Action strives to make science accessible for everyone and discuss its relevance in our everyday lives. We bring you science news through media screens and live chats on the museum floor, this Science Today website, podcasts, and monthly Nightlife programming. We gather and disseminate content through our partners, local programs, other media and Academy staff. And you. • http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/ --- A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk. During a transit, Venus can be seen from Earth as a small black disk moving across the face of the Sun. The duration of such transits is usually measured in hours (the transit of 2004 lasted six hours). A transit is similar to a solar eclipse by the Moon. While the diameter of Venus is almost four times that of the Moon, Venus appears smaller, and travels more slowly across the face of the Sun, because it is much farther away from Earth. Transits of Venus are among the rarest of predictable astronomical phenomena. They occur in a pattern that repeats every 243 years, with pairs of transits eight years apart separated by long gaps of 121.5 years and 105.5 years. The periodicity is a reflection of the fact that the orbital periods of Earth and Venus are close to 8:13 and 243:395 commensurabilities. The next transit of Venus will occur on 5 and 6 June 2012, and will be the last Venus transit this century; the prior transit took place on 8 June 2004. The previous pair of transits were in December 1874 and December 1882. After 2012, the next transits of Venus will be in December 2117 and December 2125. Venus transits are historically of great scientific importance as they were used to gain the first realistic estimates of the size of the Solar System. Observations of the 1639 transit, combined with the principle of parallax, provided an estimate of the distance between the Sun and the Earth that was more accurate than any other up to that time. In addition, the June 2012 transit will provide scientists with a number of other research opportunities, particularly the refinement of techniques to be used in the search for exoplanets. A transit of Venus can be safely observed by taking the same precautions used to observe the partial phases of a solar eclipse. Staring at the Sun without appropriate eye protection can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage. • http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_Venus --- Keywords: Venus Transit 2012 2117 Viewing Sun Earth Moon Eclipse Morning Evening Star Astronomy Astronomers Astronomical Phenomena Science Action California Academy of Sciences Calacademy
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I enjoyed this video. Here is a mystery: Jesus Christ claimed to be the morning star. And I would like to know how Venus could be related to himself. He is one with the Creator of these heavenly objects, so he would know, being one with our heavenly Father.
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. [ Revelation 22 : 16 ] -
How could I have been made aware of this BEFORE it happened. Is there a site or society that posts regular updates such as meteor showers and events like this?
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Venus is a disk!
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:D I CAN SEE THE TRANSIT! THANK YOU FOR THIS INFO! NOW, I HAVE A GOOD PICTURE OF TRANSIT VENUS! THANK YOU! ;D
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OH GOSH, Thank you so much for telling me to never look directly into the sun, I totally would have looked at it if you hadn't.
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The transit of Venus is amazing. We had a great view of it in Australia. Nice video and explanation! Thanks.
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Cornwall Ontario , no clouds . It started at 6:08 PM . We saw it very good !!! :)
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Watch it online guys!
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Goto Nasa.gov to see it live
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I'm using 3 layers of shade film on front of my binoculars, I see Venus at the upper right. :]
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Gawd damnit its stormy D:
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is it possilbe to film it as i live in a village no fields no mountains or even a telescope
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On the earth, not on the sun
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Will los angeles see it?
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Sun? In England? Don't make me laugh.
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It was very cloudy, I couldn't watch anythings...))
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i dont wanna miss it !!
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you're being sarcastic right?
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it is cloudy I ll wait for a next one :)
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~Safe viewing tips~ Do Not Use: Sunglasses, Multiple Sunglasses, Mylar Balloons, Mylar Food Wrappers (Pop Tart Bags, etc.) Smoked Glass X-Ray Film Film Negatives CD's or CD-ROM's Stacked Welder's Glass Liquid Filters (coffee, tea) Can use: Proper glasses specifically made for eclipse viewing, Number 14 welder's glass, Use ONLY solar filters SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED for viewing the Sun! Also Do Not put on the eclipse glasses and then look through binoculars or a telescope. Happy viewing =)
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