Re: Transits

From: Landy (noone_at_nowhere.net)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:52:36 +1000

There was a Mercury transit in early May 2003. It happens far more
frequently than T of Venus - 14 transits per century.
Have a look at:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040606.html
cheers
Bill

"Mr. 4X" <random.fvpiao@rkhjtk.invalid.com> wrote in message
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> "The Last Danish Pastry" <TheLastDanishPastry@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2imei5Fp81qfU1@uni-berlin.de:
>
> > Some questions:
> >
> > To what extent are there other transits in the solar system?
>
> I think I heard something about Mercury getting between the Sun and the
> Earth a few years ago. If that happens it won't be as spectacular as a
> Venus transit, because Mercury is smaller and it's a lot closer to the Sun
> (so farther from us).
>
> > For instance,
> > how often do these happen...
> >
> > A transit of Earth as seen from Mars?
> > A transit of Jupiter as seen from Saturn?
> >
> > Also, when is the next total eclipse of the Sun which occurs during a
> > transit of Venus?
> >
>

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