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VIEW THE VENUS TRANSIT PRESENTATION FROM THE MVAS MEETING 4/28/2011

 

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Get your gear ready! On June 5th, from about 6:00pm-9:00pm, we, here in NE Ohio, will be able to see Venus transit the face of the Sun. We will not be able to see the entire transit, but what we will be able to see will be a real treat. The next time this will happen is in 2117, so I don't think any of us will have another chance to see it again!

The above animation shows the position of Venus as we will see it from start to sunset.

Below are the Geocentric Phases (Submitted by Lou DiNardo)

Phase
Date
U.T.
Local Time
Separation
Position Angle
Sun Altitude
I
06/05/2012
22:09:48
6:09:48 PM
 
46.9
27.8
II
06/05/2012
22:27:43
6:27:43 PM
 
44.3
24.5
Least
06/06/2012
01:29:50
9:29:50 PM *
554.76
351.5
-6.6
III
06/06/2012
04:31:52
12:31:52 AM
 
298.7
.25
IV
06/06/2012
04:49:49
12:49:49 AM
 
296.2
-25.6
Duration
6h 40m 39s
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         

*= Previous Day

Location=Youngstown, Ohio / 80.66972 W / 41.27 N

Here is a link to the Astronomy Club Of Akron Venus Transit Page: http://www.acaoh.org/_events/2012/2012-06-05_Venus_Transit.htm

 
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