Transit of Venus

On June 8, 2004, astronomers in many parts of the world will watch as Venus moves across the disk of the Sun, one of the rarest planetary alignments. Only six Venus transits have occurred since the invention of the telescope in the 1600s.

Transit of Venus animation

Exploratorium: Transit of Venus live webcast:

WEBCAST SCHEDULE
1st & 2nd CONTACT PROGRAM
10:00 p.m. PDT June 7 (San Francisco)
1:00 a.m. EDT June 8 (New York)
8:00 a.m. EEST June 8 (Athens)
3rd & 4th CONTACT PROGRAM
4:00 a.m. PDT June 8 (San Francisco)
7:00 a.m. EDT June 8 (New York)
2:00 p.m. EEST June 8 (Athens)