SOME DATA ON THE TRANSIT OF VENUS JUNE 8, 2004

Times for Oslo (approximately correct for whole Norway and neighbour countries:
1. contact: 07.19.17
2. contact: 07.39.08
Maximum (Venus closest to Solar center): 10.21.32
3. contact: 13.02.51
4. contact: 13.22.26

Last transit of Venus on the Earth: 1882
Last transit of Venus visible in Norway: 1769 (Northern Norway only)
Last transit of Venus visible in rest of Europe: 1761
Next transit of Venus: 2012 (partially visible from Europe)

Angular diameter of Venus: 58" (arc seconds) = 0.016 degrees
Distance from Earth to Venus: 0.288851 AU = 43.2 million km
Average velocity of Venus: 35.02 km/s = 126 000 km/h
Average velocity of Earth: 29,79 km/s = 107 000 km/h

Angular diameter of Sun: 32' (arc minutes) = 0.53 degrees = 1920" (arc seconds)
Distance to Sun: 1.015058 AU = 151.9 million km

Easiest ways to observe the transit:
- With eclipse glasses - Projection with a telescope (description)
- Live webcast on astronomy.no

See also "Some data on Venus"

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