The Transit of Venus

 On June 6th, 2012, Venus passed across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again.  The 2012 transit of Venus, is when the planet Venus appears as a small, dark disk moving across the face of the Sun.  Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by more than a hundred years. This June’s transit, the bookend of a 2004-2012 pair, won’t be repeated until the year 2117.

Mr Beaton brought along his special equipment so we could see Venus.  We also looked at the sun through special glasses and all of room 8 saw Venus as a small black dot.