A transit of venus across de Sun the 8th of June, where observers in large parts of the world were able to see the small black dot of Venus drifting across the fiery surface of the sun as it passed between our planet and the Sun. It took Venus about six hours to perform this transit, and the event was visible from most Europe Africa and Asia

Preview on Venus transit on 8th of June

Pix: Earth animation, Transit animations 10.00.40 A transit of Venus across the Sun, is an event so rare that there isnÕt a single human alive today that has witnessed one. The last time a Venus transit occurred was in 1882. But on the 8th of June, observers in large parts of the world will be able to see the small black dot Venus drift across the fiery surface of the Sun, as it passes between our planet and the Sun. It takes Venus about six hours to perform this transit, and the event will be visible from most of Europe, Africa and Asia.

Pix: Transit animation, solar system animation 10.01.10 In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, astronomers monitored these transits with great interest. Global expeditions were set out to accurately time the transit times of Venus. With these results they hoped to calculate the distance between the Sun and the Earth. Knowing this exact distance was the key to building a correct image of our solar system; it would help de