... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2011 October 16 . A Picturesque Venus Transit . ... Explanation: The rare transit of Venus across the face of the Sun in 2004 was one of the better-photographed events in sky history. ... The next transit of Venus across the Sun will be in 2012 June. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... A Picturesque Venus Transit . ... Credit Copyright: David Cortner Explanation: The rare transit of Venus across the face of the Sun in 2004 was one of the better-photographed events in sky history. Both scientific and artistic images flooded in from the areas that could see the transit : Europe and much of Asia, Africa, and North America. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ... Publications with keywords: Sun - Venus - transit . Publications with words: Sun - Venus - transit . See also: . ...

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... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... October . ... Posted on October 21, 2010 | No Comments Galaxies, distant from us in space and time, have been in the news recently. ... No Comments If you love great articles on space and astronomy you are probably already following the Carnival of Space. ... Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

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... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... Transit of Venus wows astronomers worldwide . ... Astronomers around the world looked to the sky last night and this morning to observe Venus as it passed across the face of the Sun for the last time this century. ... From ESAт??s Space Astronomy Center (ESAC), Michel Breitfellner and Miguel Perez AyУКcar observed the transit using solar and optical telescopes equipped with cameras. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this...

... Oral traditions have since time immemorial satisfied generations of children and adults with stories of wonder, fantasy, truth, and mystery. ... The story of astronomy and astronomy's evolution as a science includes countless tales originally crafted to explain the visible celestial bodies, their motions (regular and irregular), the mysteries behind their existence, and the powers they exert over us on Earth. ... Impediments to Elementary Astronomy Programs . ... Storytelling Activities - Moon Story...

... A wordlwide network of amateur and professional astronomers record and time the mutual eclipses and occultations of the Galilean satellites as accurately as possible. ... Already, the acceleration of Io is evident in the data and continued monitoring through this coming season will help pin down the acceleration of the other three satellites. ... From Dr Apostolos Christou, Armagh Observatory: . ... If you want to know the observing times from your location get it by filling in this form . ...

... Bringing news from across the Universe to children all around the world . ... Recently, astronomers used several powerful telescopes to look into the past and observe some galaxies from a time when the Universe was very young. ... When the Universe was very young, the galaxies that have been highlighted were in a star-making frenzy, which is called a starburst. ... This mess was then gobbled up by space monsters that are found at the centre of galaxies, which are called super-massive black holes . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. November 19, 1999 . Mercury And The Sun . ... TRACE Project . Explanation: Just days before the peak of the Leonid meteor shower , skywatchers were offered another astronomical treat as planet Mercury crossed the face of the Sun on November 15. Viewed from planet Earth, a transit of Mercury is not all that rare. ... About APOD > . ...

... 9a. Earth orbits Sun? . ... 10a. Scale of Solar Sys. ... If the mean distance of Earth from the Sun is 1 AU ("Astronomical Unit"), then that of Venus is 0.723 AU, of Mercury 0.387 AU and that of Mars is 1.524 AU. ... By noting (1) where on the Sun's disk is the crossing seen, (2) timing its duration at two far-apart points on Earth, and (3) comparing the times, one can calculate the distance to Venus and from it the scale of the solar system. ... One occurred in 1639--too early. ...

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