Transit of Venus—Tuesday, June 5, 2012

There is a transit of Venus in early June. Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun, and appear as a small dot slowly crawling across the face of the Sun.

Viewing Safety

Never look directly at the Sun. Safe viewing is paramount. Always use appropriate safety equipment to view the Sun. This can be:

• Eclipse glasses (available at the Pacific Science Center Store and www.rainbowsymphony.com)
• #14 Welders goggles
• A pinhole projector (make: http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how.html)

Do not use stacked sunglasses, smoked glass, or rely on cloudcover to protect you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Visibility from Seattle Start:               3:06pm Max:    6:27pm SUNSET:          9:03pm You can’t see the rest

Transits of Venus have a strange pattern of frequency: 121 ½  years, 8 years, 105 ½ years , 8 years, 121 ½  years, 8 years, 105 ½ years , 8 years, ….)

When was the last/next one visible from Seattle?Other transits of Venus:1874 1882 2004 *2012* 2117

Some Diagrams

Links

Where can I watch it from Seattle?

Pacific Science Center Courtyard – http://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/Education/Programs/join-us-for-two-major-celestial-events

Solstice Park in West Seattle – http://www.alicesastroinfo.com/2009/06/solstice-park-west-seattle/

What time should I look from ­­­­another city?

http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/

When is sunset for another city?

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_pap.pl

Oh no! It’s cloudy!

• Live broadcast http://www.exploratorium.edu/venus/

Give me more data!

http://www.transitofvenus.org/

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/transit12.html

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/transit/venus0412.html

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

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