Transits Eclipses, Occultations and Transits Astronomy
Transits Eclipses, Occultations and Transits Astronomy
A transit is the apparent passage of a solar system body other than the Moon across the face of the Sun. The only visible transits are those of Mercury and Venus.
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Planetary Transits Across the Sun - NASA/Goddard page with explanations and photographs. Includes detailed information about upcoming events and some history.
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Internet Project - Transit of Venus - Invites students, teachers, and amateur astronomers to participate in studies of the transit of 2004.
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Transit of Venus - Safety, viewing techniques, FAQ, and historic expeditions pertaining to this June 8, 2004 event.
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Telescopes Aim at Mercury - BBC News article anticipating the 2003 transit.
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Transit of Venus, 2004 - A table showing predicted time and path of the transit for various locations throughout the world. From the US Naval Observatory.
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Venus Transit 2004 - The European Southern Observatory describes and invites participation in a project to reenact the determination of the solar parallax using a transit of Venus.
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Sun-Earth Day 2004 Venus Transit - Information and resources for students, educators, museums, scientists and amateur astronomers. Animations, facts, graphs, maps, historical articles, and pointers to webcasts and other ways to view the transit.
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Orpington Astronomical Society - Transit of Venus 2004 - Description of the event, explanation of timing, illustrations including "black drop effect".
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Transits of Mercury and Venus - Brief description of the upcoming transits, with information about visibility in Australia and New Zealand.
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Transit of Mercury Live images - Webcam announcement from Worth Hill Observatory in the UK.
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The Next Transits of Venus - Brief description with diagrams of the 2004 and 2012 transits as seen from Guernsey.
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