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On this day in 1639, Jeremiah Horrocks made the first observation of a transit of Venus. (November 24 under the Julian calendar.)
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Transit of Venus 2012
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The transit will be best viewed from the Pacific Ocean. North America will be able to see the start of the transit, while South Asia, the Middle East, and most of Europe will catch the end of it. The transit will not be visible in most of South America or western Africa. Venus starts to cross the solar limb...
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Like occultations, there is another class of celestial phenomena that hold attraction to the astronomer. Known as 'transit' it represents the passage of a planet across the solar disc. Viewing from the earth there are only two planets that can come in between the Sun and ourselves: Mercury and Ven...
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Transit of Mercury
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In November, the planet Mercury will make a rather feeble attempt to eclipse the Sun.
On Nov. 8, Mercury will pass through inferior conjunction, a point in its orbit where it is directly between Earth and the Sun. Normally the innermost planet is not visible during an inferior conjunction.
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Morning Venus
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This week, Venus shares the evening sky with the young crescent Moon.
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Transit of Mercury, 7 May 2003
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The transit of Mercury on May 7th, 2003 was visible at three GONG sites. Read more On Wednesday, 2003 May 07, Mercury will transit the Sun for the first time since 1999. The entire event will be widely visible from the Europe, Af...
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