FW: The ISS Transit of Venus

From: Andrew Johnson

Date: 2012-06-01 11:19:31

This is just a reminder to look out for the transit of Venus next week – on 5th June (visible in UK early hours of 6th June) – the 2nd in recent times (they come in pairs and the last one was in 2004). The next one will be in 2117.   For those in the UK, this page has mote details:   www.ras.org.uk/educa…   Below is a posting from Space Weather.   Andrew From: NASA Science News [mailto:noreply@nasascience….] Sent: 01 June 2012 08:19To: NASA Science NewsSubject: The ISS Transit of Venus NASA Science News for May 31, 2012 High above Earth, astronaut Don Pettit is about to become the first human to witness and photograph a transit of Venus from space. His images and commentary will be streamed to Earth during the crossing. FULL STORY: science.nasa.gov/sci… VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watc… You are currently subscribed to snglist as: ad.johnson@ntlworld….. This is a free service.

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