2004 transit of Venus
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2004-transit-of-venus-185-3839600
title:
2004 transit of Venus
text:
A transit of Venus was observed from Earth on 8 June 2004. The event received significant attention, since it was the first Venus transit after the invention of broadcast media. No human alive at the time had witnessed a previous Venus transit since that transit occurred on 6 December 1882 in the 19th century. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE) launched the VT-2004 project, together with the Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calc
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Astronomical event on 8 June 2004 in which Venus could be seen in front of the Sun
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_transit_of_Venus
date created:
2004-06-09T13:38:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T18:11:08Z
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