Venus Transit 2012

At ~6pm ET on June 5, 2012, Venus will transit across the sun for the last time until December 11, 2117. Here's what's happening, how to watch, and what you can expect. Go space!

  1. Live NASA EDGE show from Hawaii:

  2. Backup in case NASA EDGE goes off air on Ustream:
  3. Word of the day: "Syzygy," a straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies--like transit of Venus tonight: j.mp/Lv4KVc
  4. Live data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:

  5. How to watch (safely!) from home:

  6. Events around the world:

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