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!
Live NASA EDGE show from Hawaii:
- Backup in case NASA EDGE goes off air on Ustream:
- Word of the day: "Syzygy," a straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies--like transit of Venus tonight: j.mp/Lv4KVc
Live data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:
Venus Transit - Venus Transit ViewingOn June 5 at around 21:30 UTC (17:30 EDT), this site will display live Venus transit data. We currently have test data available. Click t...How to watch (safely!) from home:
Safe Solar Viewing : Transit of Venus, Sun-Earth Day 2012Safe Solar Viewing Figure 1 - People using solar viewing glasses to safely view the Sun The transit of Venus is a rare and striking pheno...- Events around the world:
- Photos from the last Venus transit in 2004:
- Red YatesRadar is radio, not sound. RAdio Detecting And Ranging, to be specific. You're thinking of sonar.2012-06-05T22:11:41.648Z




