There are a few excellent websites on the “Transit of Venus,” and this blog doesn’t pretend to be one of them (at least not yet). Apart from the references and resources at the bottom of this page, the following articles are highly recommended for anyone interested:
- What is a Transit of Venus? from the Exploratorium website.
- Why is it Important? from the Exploratorium website.
- What is a Transit of Venus? from transitofvenus.nl
- General circumstances from transitofvenus.nl
- The aureole effect from transitofvenus.nl
- The black drop effect from transitofvenus.nl
- Get ready for the transit of venus from ESA News Portal
The following articles discusses the photography aspects:
- Photographing the transit from transitofvenus.nl
- Photographing the transit of Venus from Andrew of “A dark view”
Live Broadcast/webcast of the transit
If you are in your office or can’t be on the field for whatever reason, you can still see the transit of Venus LIVE using the following links:
- Live from Mauna Loa, HI by the Exploratorium.edu
- Coca-Cola Space Science Center @ Columbus State University
- SLOOH Space Camera (with live commentary), starts at 6 PM EDT
Share your photographs
Apart from uploading your photographs to your own website, blog, photo-sharing platform, and here (which is highly recommended), you could also submit your photographs to the following places:
- Photo Gallery at SKY & Telescope magazine
- Upload your pictures to the online depository of transitofvenus.nl by emailing them at return61modern@photos.flickr.com
