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Transit of Venus Venus comes between the Earth and the Sun approximately four times in 243 years, usually in pairs of events separated by about eight years. These pairs are separated by about 105 or 121 years. Link-words: Venus Eclipse Sun

Transit of Venus

Venus comes between the Earth and the Sun approximately four times in 243 years, usually in pairs of events separated by about eight years. These pairs are separated by about 105 or 121 years.

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Filename:FS_Venus_11.jpg
Album name:Fay / The Sun
Rating (3 votes):11111
Link-words:Venus / Eclipse / Sun
Image date, time and location:8th June 2004 about 6:30 am (BST)
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:This image was taken with a Canon IXUS v3 through the eyepiece of a Meade ETX 90.
Filesize:13 KiB
Date added:Jun 08, 2004
Dimensions:550 x 527 pixels
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URL:http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-139-_Transit_of_Venus_.html
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