Your Guide to the Transit of Venus Posted by Brian Ventrudo On
June 5-6 you get your last chance to see one of the rarest of
astronomical events, the Transit of Venus, during which the
black disk of Venus passes across the glowing disk of the Sun.
This transit has happened just seven times since the invention
of the telescope more than 400 years ago. The last transit was
in 2004. There won’t be another until December 2117. Here’s how
and where to see next month’s transit for yourself… Where To See
The Transit The maps below shows where the 2012 transit of Venus
is visible… The western and central Pacific, including most of
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Hawaii can see the entire
transit. Western and southern Africa, Spain and Portugal, and
eastern South America will not see the transit at all because it
occurs when the sun has set. And the rest of the world can see
some of the transit after the Sun rises or before it sets. The
June 5-6 transit begins at 22:09 UT (GMT) on June 5, and ends at
04:50 UT on Jun