On 8 June 2004, the planet Venus could be seen passing in front of the Sun when viewed from many places on Earth. This is called a 'transit' of Venus' and happens when its orbit takes Venus between the Sun and Earth. The previous transit of Venus occurred in 1882 and another happened in 2012. Below is a picture of the transit of Venus in 2004. A telescope was pointed at the Sun and the image projected onto a white card.
On 8 June 2004, the planet Venus could be seen passing in front of the Sun when viewed from many places on Earth. This is called a 'transit' of Venus' and happens when its orbit takes Venus between the Sun and Earth. The previous transit of Venus occurred in 1882 and another happened in 2012.
Below is a picture of the transit of Venus in 2004. A telescope was pointed at the Sun and the image projected onto a white card.
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