Rare Transit of Venus Puts Spotlight on Planetary Sun Crossings
Image: Illustration of the Venus transit from James Ferguson’s book Astronomy Explained. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sun-Earth Day
A rare opportunity to see the planet Venus cross in front of the face of the sun is coming up next week.
On June 5 to 6, Venus will “transit” the sun for the last time until 2117, joining the ranks of the handful of planetary transits that have occurred since the dawn of modern astronomy.
From our vantage point on Earth, we occasionally have the chance to see two planets — Venus and Mercury — pass in front of the sun, as these are the only two planetary bodies between us and our star.
Transits of Mercury are more common than Venus transits, with an average of 13 occurring each century. Venus transits come in pairs separated by eight years, with more than a century usually elapsing between one pair and the next.
tbh with you all, if they ever made a porno adaptation of Sherlock Holmes but it was set in outer space and mid way there was a dance routine choreographed by Will Smith and it all ended with some giant monument dedicated to Lucy Liu’s left foot
ACD would still be ok with it
“The three things a bad boy needs to have. They need to have a tool belt. They need to know how to sharpen a chainsaw and they need to have a supportive bra.”
-Misha Collins
Let’s take this moment to appreciate the finer things in life… like Buster Keaton.
So I have been in some form of a LOKI’D war with my friend and today I decided to LOKI’D her room. So another friend and I did this. She’ll keep finding them months from now. I feel super accomplished.
David Niven on the left, as the Gentleman thief (or The Amateur Cracksman) A.J. Raffles and Douglas Walton as the sidekick Bunny Manders on the right in the 1939 film; Raffles.
Spot of cricket or maybe some thievery gents?
#you deserve whatever eye-full you got in there buddy #your brother went in there #with two women #one of whom he started undressing in front of the window #where you could see #so I have to wonder why you WALKED IN AND STUCK YOUR FACE IN THERE
