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Transit of Venus: June 5–6, 2012 - Observing Highlights - SkyandTelescope.com - 0 views

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scibyte38 Venus transit

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  • combined 17 exposures taken at 20-minute intervals to create this sequence from the transit of Venus in June 2004.
  • transit of Venus, happens only four times every 243 years
  • spacing between each occurrence is very uneven: it's 121½ years, then 8 years, then 105½ years, then 8 years again
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  • last transit occurred in June 2004
  • transit by Venus will last for about 6½ hours and can be seen from more than half of Earth's surface.
  • Transit of Venus Event Times
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