Open AccessVenus transit provides viewing and educational opportunities
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2012eo210002
Subject(s) - venus , transit (satellite) , outreach , spectacle , astrobiology , aeronautics , engineering , transport engineering , public transport , political science , physics , law
The transit of Venus across the face of the Sun for about 7 hours on 5–6 June is an astronomical spectacle that will not occur again until 2117. To take advantage of the transit, NASA is planning a number of events, including training various instruments on Venus and having several web‐streams about the transit. In addition, NASA has prepared educational materials, is planning events at every NASA field center, and is coordinating and promoting hundreds of other events and activities in more than 140 countries. All told, these outreach activities could reach more than 100 million people, according to NASA.