I read an article about the transit of Venus in National Geographic. Transits happen when a planet crosses in between the sun and the earth and only mercury and venus can partake in this unusual alignment. The next transit won't be seen until 2117. Venus approximately transited for 6 hours and appeared as a small black dot in front of the sun (like a pea in front of a watermelon). The transit occurred on Tuesday June 5th at 6:05 pm.
I chose this article because I always found the national geographic articles to be very informing and I was curious what the big deal was about this "transit thingy." I thought the article was very well written and informative; I gained a greater understanding on how the alignment works and the history of sightings of the alignment of Venus. I did enjoy the article; it was refreshing to read something different and more science based then the usual articles I read in magazines.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/06/120604-transit-of-venus-2012-sun-planet-hubble-space-science-how-when/
I chose this article because I always found the national geographic articles to be very informing and I was curious what the big deal was about this "transit thingy." I thought the article was very well written and informative; I gained a greater understanding on how the alignment works and the history of sightings of the alignment of Venus. I did enjoy the article; it was refreshing to read something different and more science based then the usual articles I read in magazines.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/06/120604-transit-of-venus-2012-sun-planet-hubble-space-science-how-when/
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