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2012

2012

The Middlebury community enjoys a rare transit of Venus across the face of the Sun on the afternoon of June 5.

Feature Image

A 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 Resources

Frank 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

Tony Phillips, “The 2012 Transit of Venus,” NASA

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