Venus Approaching The Sun
Monday, June 4, 2012 - 08:50
in Astronomy & Space
For the second and last time this century, the planet Venus will pass over the visible disk of our Sun for observers located in the Americas and western Europe on June 6th. The event has a noteworthy scientific value -particularly for exoplanetary searches-, but it is also quite spectacular to observe, if you have some modest equipment (but you should be able to spot it with your naked eye, provided you only look through a thick-smoked glass; never look at the Sun directly!). The added value is that probably none of us will be around the next time this event occurs, in 2117. read more