The Venus Transit 2012

The VT-2004 programme is over and the next Venus Transits will take place in June 2012, December 2117, December 2125, June 2247, June 2255, December 2360 and December 2368.

While the 2004 transit was optimally visible in its full duration from most of Europe, this will not be so in 2012. As the map of the visibility (left) indicates, observers in the Pacific region may follow the entire transit (weather permitting), but those in Europe will only be able to enjoy the latter part of the event. The further west they are located on that continent, the shorter will be the time interval between sunrise and the end of the transit. Still, there should be plenty of opportunities to make observations and it is very likely that the public interest will then equal, and quite possibly surpass, the enormous appeal in 2004.

It is for this reason, and on the background of the invaluable experience gained during 2004, that the organisers of the VT-2004 public education programme have decided to prepare for another "round" in 2012 . You are now visiting the front-page of that website - more information will be given here in due time.