Transit of Venus Resources May 31, 2012
Posted by aquillam in Astronomy, MichiganAstro.Tags: astronomy, MichiganAstro, observing, resources, Venus, Venus Transit
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General Resources
- http://www.transitofvenus.org/
- http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/
- http://venustransit.nasa.gov/transitofvenus/
- http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/index.php/projects/transit-of-venus.html
- http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Transit-of-Venus-February-2012-134332798.html
- http://www.astronomy.com/en/News-Observing/News/2012/05/Dont%20miss%20Junes%20rare%20transit%20of%20Venus.aspx
- http://venustransit.nso.edu/
Events
- SE Michigan: http://www.glaac.org/the-transit-of-venus/
- International, Sun-Earth Day: http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2012/about/event_locations.php
Transit of Venus comic book in 14 languages (plus a few other resources) http://mutha.ncra.tifr.res.in/ncra/for-public/transit-of-venus
And here is my presentation for the Detroit Observatory
http://www.slideshare.net/aquillam/transit12
The arc of Venus, a new mystery from 2004 to be studied in 2012!
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/04jun_arcofvenus/
NASA will host a live webchat during the transit. go to http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/venus_transit.html to ask a question! You will need to create a login to post.