Transit of Venus

Viewed as Earth's hellish twin
Its year is shorter than its day
Has clouds of sulphuric acid
Runaway greenhouse effect
Searing surface temp: 460C



A transit of Venus is so rare that no living human has seen that (it happened for the last time in 1882!). On 8 June 2004 you will be able to see Venus passing between the sun and earth. The event will last about 6 hours and will be visible from most of Europe, Africa and Asia.

WARNING : Never observe the Sun with the naked eye or a telescope, camera or other optical device. Doing so will seriously damage your eye sight and may lead to permanent blindness .