Transit of Venus - Wikipedia
A transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth (or any other superior planet), becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk.
NASA - Catalog of Transits of Venus - NASA Eclipse Web Site
In the case of Venus, there are on average two transits every one and a quarter centuries. A transit of Venus occurs only if the planet is in inferior conjunction with the Sun (between Earth and Sun) and is also crossing the through Earth's orbital plane (the Ecliptic).
Transits of Venus Explained - Sky & Telescope
2012年5月30日 · For a transit of Venus to occur, two events must occur simultaneously, and it's rare to have such perfect synchrony. Transits of Venus can only occur when Venus passes between the Sun and Earth, a point on its orbit known as inferior conjunction.
Venus Transits Worldwide – Next 10 - timeanddate.com
List of Next 10 Venus Transits Worldwide. Check where the eclipses are visible and if you can see them.
Transit of Venus FAQ: Everything You Need to Know | Space
2012年6月2日 · When Venus crosses in front of the sun, astronomers refer to this as a "transit." As the planet moves along its orbital path, it will travel across the solar disk, making it appear to observers...
Transits of Venus - The Royal Astronomical Society
In astronomy, a 'transit' occurs when a smaller body passes in front of a larger one. A 'Transit of Venus' happens when Venus is seen in silhouette against the bright face of the Sun. Although Venus, the Earth and the Sun roughly line up every 584 days, the alignment is not usually precise.
Transit of Venus: What Is a Transit of Venus? | Exploratorium
2024年11月23日 · A Venus transit is a phenomenon in which the disk of the planet Venus passes like a small shadow across the face of the Sun. The transit can be seen (with proper protection!) by the unaided eye and looks something like a moving sunspot.
Venus Transit Across the Sun (2014) - Science@NASA
2017年11月30日 · On June 5, 2012, SDO collected images of the rarest predictable solar event—the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun. This event lasted approximately six hours and happens in pairs eight years apart, which are separated from each other by 105 or 121 years.
Scientists Study Atmosphere of Venus through Transit Images
2015年7月9日 · A group of scientists used the Venus transit – a very rare event where a planet passes between Earth and the Sun, appearing to us as a dark dot steadily making its way across the Sun’s bright face – to make measurements of how …
Transit of Venus: Why Is It Important? | Exploratorium
Imagine two different people, one on each pole of the Earth, viewing the transit of Venus. The person on the North pole sees Venus following one path across the Sun. The person on the South pole sees Venus follow a slightly higher path, one that's shifted a little to the north.