The Cat&Venus Diamond
(With "Alnath" above Venus, a Giant Star and the Second Brightest Star in the Constellation Taurus.)
05.01.2012
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'Venus' Tablet of King Ammizaduga
Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sun-Earth Day
A transit of Venus occurs when the planet crosses the face of the sun, as seen from Earth. In this gallery, we look at the Venus transit as recorded throughout history. The ancient Babylonian Venus Tables of Ammizaduga (shown here) contains information about the movements of Venus, but mentions no transit, though the Babylonians had opportunity to see ones in 1512, 1520, and 1641.
The moon and Venus are in conjunction in this image taken at Gobustan National Park in Azerbaijan, on Feb. 25, 2012.
CREDIT: Tunc Tezel / The World at Night
Star Trails and the Conjunction of Jupiter, Venus, and the Moon over Tenerife, Spain
Credit: Roberto Porto