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2012The Middlebury community enjoys a rare transit of Venus across the face of the Sun on the afternoon of June 5. Feature ImageA 2012 image shows the transit of Venus as viewed from the Solar Dynamics Observatory space probe. Goddard Space Flight Center and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Curated ResourcesFrank Winkler, “Venus Transit Viewing at College Observatory,” MiddPoints, 3 June 2012 Amy Teitel, “Venus’ Transits Through History,” Scientific American, 3 June 2012 Robert Naeye, “Transits of Venus in History: 1631-1716,” Sky & Telescope, 1 June 2012 Robert Naeye, “Transits of Venus in History: 1761,” Sky & Telescope, 1 June 2012 Robert Naeye, “Transits of Venus in History: 1769-today,” Sky & Telescope, 1 June 2012 |
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