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June 8th, The Transit of Venus...
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Visibility of 2004 June 08
The entire transit (all four contacts) is visible from Europe, Africa (except western parts), Middle East, and most of Asia (except eastern parts). The Sun sets while the transit is still in progress from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Korea, easternmost China and Southeast Asia. Similarly, the Sun rises with the transit already in progress for observers in western Africa, eastern North America, the Caribbean and most of South America. None of the transit will be visible from southern Chile or Argentina, western North America, Hawaii or New Zealand.
Visibility of 2012 June 06
The entire transit (all four contacts) is visible from northwestern North America, Hawaii, the western Pacific, northern Asia, Japan, Korea, eastern China, Philippines, eastern Australia, and New Zealand. The Sun sets while the transit is still in progress from most of North America, the Caribbean, and northwest South America. Similarly, the transit is already in progress at sunrise for observers in central Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and eastern Africa,. No portion of the transit will be visible from Portugal or southern Spain, western Africa, and the southeastern 2/3 of South America.
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sucks for us in North America  we gotta wait 8 fucking years to see it, for those on the other side of the earth, you should check it out, it does not happen often, 1631, 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874 and 1882 are the only other known years this has happen. If any of you are good with cameras on that side of the earth, take some pics and post them so those of us in north america and the rest listed in the secodn half could get a taste of what we may view in 8years  |
06-06-2004, 01:07 PM
