... distance, known as the astronomical unit (AU), by observing rare transits of Venus ... of Venus and the Sun blur together, which makes accurate transit timings impossible ...
... A Busy 18 Days . 5 . First Word, James G. Manning . In Transit . 6 . Echoes of the Past, Katherine Bracher . ... 12 . Reaching Out, Bethany Cobb . A Transit of Clouds . 13 . Societal Impact, Helen Barker and Jason Pittman . ...
... Interest Group (SIG) 10-minute orals Transition Break Session Chair: Gurton Mayo: Sun Earth Day 2012, The Venus Transit [2E.1] Deans: The 2012 Transit of Venus [2E.2] Jones: Amateur Astronomers as Educators: An Ethnographic Study of Club Culture [2E.3 ...
... Visibility of Transits of Mercury and Venus From the Goddard Space Flight Center, this page provides an Excel spreadsheet that can be used to determine the visibility of the transit from any location. http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/transit/catalog ...
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