Transit of Venus

Parallax Effect Charted in the 2012 Transit of Venus

Combined images taken simultaneously (06 June 2012, 03:46:18 UTC) from Svalbard and Canberra, showing the Venus parallax effect from 2…

12 years ago

The “Deep Blue Sea” of the Sun

Looking like an intricate pen-and-ink illustration, the complex and beautiful structures of the Sun's surface come to life in yet…

12 years ago

Transit of Venus Redux: More Great Images

[/caption] Images and video from the Transit of Venus on June 5/6, 2012 are still pouring in, and we needed…

13 years ago

Clouds part for Transit of Venus from Princeton University

[/caption] Despite a horrendous weather forecast, the clouds parted - at least partially - just in the nick of time…

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Thierry Legault: One Transit is Not Enough

[/caption] Astrophotographer Thierry Legault had told us he was traveling to Australia for the Transit of Venus, so we knew…

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Stunning Timelapse: Spacecraft Capture the Transit of Venus

Here's the entire 7-hour transit of Venus across the face of the Sun - shown in several views -- in…

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Venus Transit As Seen from the International Space Station

[/caption] The guy known as Mr. Fixit in space was also Mr. Prepared. This image is from NASA Astronaut Don…

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Transit of Venus: First Images

[/caption] The transit of Venus across the face of the Sun -- the last one for another 105 years --…

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Tomorrow’s Transit Will be the First Photographed From Space

[/caption] ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers captured this stunning image of Earth's limb with Venus shining brightly above on the morning…

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Book Review: Transit Of Venus: 1631 To The Present

Book review by David L. Hamilton Dr. Nick Lomb’s book, “Transit Of Venus: 1631 To The Present,” covers the history…

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