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Live Webcast of the Transit of Venus
Millions looked skyward as Venus crosses the Sun on June 5 for the last time more than 100 years. Astronomers Without Borders webcast live from world-famous Mount Wilson Observatory during this rare event, with expert interviews, amateur astronomers, public, videos and the world premiere of a musical composition for the 2012 Transit of Venus for one of the world's rarest musical instruments, the glass armonica, invented by Benjamin Franklin. Watch recorded segments of the webcast below. Click on "Playlist" at the bottom of the viewer to see the segments that are available. See content notes to the right. Credits are...
Venus Transit Web App
Get online for the transit of Venus with a web app from Astronomers Without Borders' partner Esri Learn about the transit of Venus, see observations in real time, and share your experiences of this rare event. This dynamic app gives you several ways to learn about the transit and interact with others watching it around the world. Opening page of the Transit of Venus web app at tov2012.esri.com . Find where and when the transit occurs around the world. See contact timing observations from the VenusTransit smartphone app in near real-time on transit day, and see how they compare to...
Telescopes to Tanzania UNAWE Collaboration
How You Can Collaborate With Telescopes To Tanzania Telescopes to Tanzania at Discover the Cosmos Conference In July, the Ruehles attended the Discover the Cosmos conference in Volos Greece. They received an enthusiastic response to their efforts in teaching astronomy as a gateway to science, technology, engineering (STEM) in Tanzania. Read more about the project and the plans for creating a Center for Science Education and Observatory here. Every donation helps a teacher in Tanzania grow in his/her teaching capacity…and every teacher that “catches the light” influences hundreds of students. Click Here to read the full abstract Students benefit from...
Venus Transit Phone App
On June 5/6 Venus will be seen crossing the face of the Sun, an event so rare it will not occur again this century. Millions of people are expected to look skyward for this rare celestial phenomenon. Venus transits have loomed large in scientific history, providing the first method of measuring the scale of our solar system. Expeditions were launched by several countries to make observations of the events in 1761, 1769, 1874 and 1882 at widely separated sites around the world. Though 20th century methods have supplanted the Venus transit in making these determinations, the important history of the...
