The transit of Venus is easily visible in all of Norway and all of Europe from about 07.19 - 13.22 (exact times are given below). Venus is much bigger and closer than Mercury and will therefore be possible to see as a small, black dot on the bright solar disk even with eclipse glasses. NB! Never look at the Sun without proper protection and never with a telescope or binocular (with specially designed filters it may be possible).

	HOW TO OBSERVE THE TRANSIT OF VENUS You must never stare at the sun without proper protection. Here you can find safe methods allowing you to observe this unique phenomenon. More.
	TIMES FOR THE TRANSIT Table with times for the transit of Venus observed from several locations in Norway. More.
	AREAS ON THE GLOBE WHERE THE TRANSIT OF VENUS IS VISIBLE The transit is not visible everywhere. Europe, Asia and Africa are well situated. Find out where the transit is visible.
	LIVE WEBCAST OF THE TRANSIT OF VENUS The web sites www.astronomy.no and www.astronomi.no (Norwegian) will show the transit live from several locations in Norway. More.
	WEATHER AND CLIMATE In case of poor weather conditions we will not be able to see the transit directly ond we will loose some of the magic. Here we give an overview of the normal weather conditions in Norway on June 8. Weather and climate.
	TECHNICAL DETAILS Fred Espenak has written a detailed description of the transits of Venus in 2004 and in 2012. He explains the phenomenon, where it can be observed and when it occurs. Technical details from NASA.
	THE NEXT TRANSIT OF VENUS The previous transit of Venus occured in 1882, but they come in couples and the next one after 2004 will already happen in 2012. More.
	WHAT DO THE CONTACT POINTS MEAN? What do the "contacts" mean? First - fourth contacts are explained here. What does it mean?