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 Mira Public Observatory (Belgium) June 8, 2004, 08:26 UT Luxor, Egypt |  Venus Transit - 1st and 2nd contacts Bob Fosbury 3-inch refractor + Sony DSC-F717 June 8, 2004 Ottobrunn near Munich, Germany |  Dutch Open Telescope (DOT) La Palma (Spain) June 8, 2004, 08:02 UT | |||
| Latest Comment (June 8, 08:41 UT) : Today, one can see two small sunspots near the centre of the disc of the Sun. A careful eye, like from an amateur astronomer can detect two more sunspots on the Sun's surface. Look at the first video from the entry of Venus onto the solar disc - it was obtained by the AGAPE observers at ESO HQ in Garching (Germany). We are getting more and more data for the continuous calculation of the distance from the Earth to the Sun, based on timing data from VT-2004 observers deposited at the central VT-2004 computer. From the display above (which is updated all the time, they are clearly doing very well - we are only about 2% off! This means that we are nearly as good as the professional observers in the 19th century. Moreover, now we get this result in real time - thanks to modern communication technology - whereas they had to wait several months in those days... |  OTHER WEBSITES |  | |||
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