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On June 6, a rare celestial event called a transit of Venus will take place, and it won't be repeated in anyone’s lifetime. During the transit, Venus will pass directly in front of the sun from Earth's perspective, appearing as a small, slowly moving black dot.
On June 6, a rare celestial event called a transit of Venus will take place, and it won't be repeated in anyone’s lifetime. During the transit, Venus will pass directly in front of the sun from Earth's perspective, appearing as a small, slowly moving black dot.
Observation
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About Planet Venus:
Since
ancient time it grabbed attention of observers. It was regarded as Morning Star
or Evening Star until Pythagoras proved it otherwise. It has reference in
various mythological Stories like in Hindu Mythology it is regarded as Shukra.
In Roman Mythology it’s the Goddess of Love & Romance.
Timings of Transit: Astronomically speaking Transit begins at 3.39 a.m. and Ends at 10.19 a.m. In Andhra Pradesh and many
states across India Sun will rise around 5.42
a.m. Hence people can see this Transit from 5.42 a.m. to 10.19 a.m.
In the History:
In approximately 5000 years of human history Venus Transit is said to
occur for 53 times. Whereas records of observation are available only for Six such
Transits. i.e. There have been 53 transits of Venus across the Sun between 2000
B.C and 2004 A.D. History says that Jeremiah Horrocks was the first human to
ever witness a transit by Venus in 1639.
So Transit on 6 June would be 7th Transit Venus in recorded
history of Humankind.
The last time Transit of Venus occurred was in June 8 2004. Whereas
before that it was observed in 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874, 1882
Our state in history: In
1874 Ankitham Venkata Narasinga Rao observed Transit of Venus with his European
Friends and filed his observation report with Royal Astronomical Society
London.
Importance:
1. Celestial
event of Transit of Venus on 6th June, 2012 is last opportunity for
anyone alive to witness.
2. This
one of the best opportunity in next
seven years till 2016/2019 to use Solar Filter for observation of event involving
Sun. (See explanation notes)
3. Transit
of Venus was strengthening the Helio Centric Model of Solar System against
Geocentric system.
4. Using
“Parallax” method during Transit of Venus the distance between Earth and Sun
was estimated which is very close to modern day numbers.
World Environment Day – Message
from Venus: greater quantity of green house gases in Venus atmosphere like
Carbon Dioxide trap Sun’s heat and makes temperature to be around 460 Celsius
unlike earth. On Earth because of uncontrolled human uses Carbon Dioxide of
Other green house gases levels are increasing gradually resulting to Global
Warming leading to climate change. In simple words we are making another Venus
(inhospitable) of earth with life. Hence “Don’t Make Another Venus” is message.
Italian
Artist Sandro Botticelli work “The
Birth of Venus (in Italian: Nascita di Venere) of 1486 painting depicts the
goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a fully grown woman, arriving at
the sea-shore. This painting is regarded as one of the treasures of art.
Modern Observation – Exploration: Mariner 2 in 1962 was first successful
mission launched to study Venus. It was followed by Pioneer Venus Orbiter in
1978 and studied Venus for 13 years. Whereas Veneer 13 a Russian mission landed on the Surface of Venus and send
images from Surface.
Why it is lifetime opportunity? Can we see
it directly? The last time this happened was in June 2004, but the next one
won’t take place until December 2117. This
is the last chance for anyone alive today to see the rare celestial sight.
This celestial event should be seen using safe methods like using Solar Filter
or indirect projection methods.
Is it visible in India?
Unlike a
total eclipse of the sun, which is visible only within a long narrow track
traced by the moon’s shadow, during the 2012 transit of Venus the entire
hemisphere of Earth facing the sun will get to see at least part of the
planet’s solar crossing.
Last chance to see Important Celestial Event involving Sun – using Solar
Filters: the next major
celestial event involving Sun i.e. during solar eclipse will occur after Four
years on 9th March 2016 (Eclipse begins
before sunrise and lasts up to 6.47 a.m.) i.e. for 10-15 minutes only. Position
of Sun near to horizon in the sky and duration of visibility makes year 2016 Eclipse difficult to see or
appreciate using Solar Filters.
On other hand best opportunity to
see a Solar Eclipse occurs in year 2019
on 26th December (between 8-11 a.m.). . Hence person, who misses to see the
Transit of Venus on 6th June, 2012 would need to wait for 7 years to
appreciate a Solar Eclipse using Solar Filters.
