Astronomical transits

* A transit is the astronomical event that occurs when one celestial body appears to move across the face of another celestial body, as seen by an observer at some particular vantage point. ...more on Wikipedia about "Astronomical transit"

The black drop effect is an optical phenomenon visible during a transit of Venus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black drop effect"

In astronomy, during a transit or eclipse, first contact is the moment when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch. Historically, measuring the precise time of each point of contact during a transit, was one of the most accurate ways to determine the positions of astronomical bodies. ...more on Wikipedia about "First contact (astronomy)"

A transit of Deimos across the Sun as seen from Mars takes place when Deimos passes directly between the Sun and a point on the surface of Mars, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Mars. During a transit, Deimos can be seen from Mars as a small black disc rapidly moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Deimos from Mars"

A transit of Earth across the Sun as seen from Jupiter takes place when the planet Earth passes directly between the Sun and Jupiter, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Jupiter. During a transit, Earth can be seen from Jupiter as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Earth from Jupiter"

* Albert Marth, Note on the Transit of the Earth and Moon across the Sun’s Disk as seen from Mars on November 12, 1879, and on some kindred Phenomena, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 39 (1879), 513–514. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Earth from Mars"

A transit of Earth across the Sun as seen from Saturn takes place when the planet Earth passes directly between the Sun and Saturn, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Saturn. During a transit, Earth can be seen from Saturn as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Earth from Saturn" You've Got Questions. We've Got shortopedia.

A transit of Jupiter across the Sun as seen from an outer planet ( Saturn, Uranus or Neptune) takes place when the planet Jupiter passes directly between the Sun and the outer planet, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on the outer planet. During a transit, Jupiter can be seen from the outer planet as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Jupiter from outer planets"

A transit of Mars across the Sun as seen from Jupiter takes place when the planet Mars passes directly between the Sun and Jupiter, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Jupiter. During a transit, Mars can be seen from Jupiter as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Mars from Jupiter"

A transit of Mars across the Sun as seen from Saturn takes place when the planet Mars passes directly between the Sun and Saturn, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Saturn. During a transit, Mars can be seen from Saturn as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Mars from Saturn"

A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet Mercury comes between the Sun and the Earth, and Mercury is seen as a small black dot moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Mercury"

A transit of Mercury across the Sun as seen from Jupiter takes place when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and Jupiter, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Jupiter. During a transit, Mercury can be seen from Jupiter as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Mercury from Jupiter"

A transit of Mercury across the Sun as seen from Mars takes place when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and Mars, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Mars. During a transit, Mercury can be seen from Mars as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Mercury from Mars"

A transit of Mercury across the Sun as seen from Saturn takes place when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and Saturn, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Saturn. During a transit, Mercury can be seen from Saturn as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Mercury from Saturn"

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A transit of Mercury across the Sun as seen from Venus takes place when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and Venus, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Venus. During a transit, Mercury can be seen from Venus as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Mercury from Venus"

A transit of a minor planet across the Sun takes place when the minor planet passes directly between the Sun and the observer, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc. During a astronomical transit, the minor planet can be seen as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of minor planets"

A transit of Phobos across the Sun as seen from Mars takes place when Phobos passes directly between the Sun and a point on the surface of Mars, obscuring a large part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Mars. During a transit, Phobos can be seen from Mars as a large black disc rapidly moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Phobos from Mars"

A transit of Saturn across the Sun as seen from an outer planet ( Uranus or Neptune) takes place when the planet Saturn passes directly between the Sun and the outer planet, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on the outer planet. During a transit, Saturn can be seen from the outer planet as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Saturn from outer planets"

A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth, obscuring a small portion of the Sun's disc. During a transit, Venus can be seen from the Earth as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. The duration of such transits is usually measured in hours (the transits of 2004 and 2012 last about six hours). A transit is similar to a solar eclipse by the Moon, but, although the diameter of Venus is almost 4 times that of the Moon, Venus appears much smaller because it is much further away from the Earth. Before modern astronomy, observations of transits of Venus helped scientists measure the distance between the Sun and the Earth using the method of parallax. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Venus"

A transit of Venus across the Sun as seen from Jupiter takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Jupiter, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Jupiter. During a transit, Venus can be seen from Jupiter as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Venus from Jupiter"

A transit of Venus across the Sun as seen from Mars takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Mars, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Mars. During a transit, Venus can be seen from Mars as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Venus from Mars"

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A transit of Venus across the Sun as seen from Saturn takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Saturn, obscuring a small part of the Sun's disc for an observer on Saturn. During a transit, Venus can be seen from Saturn as a small black disc moving across the face of the Sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Venus from Saturn"

The most recent transit of Venus when observed from Earth took place on June 8 2004. It was given a lot of attention, since it was the first Venus transit to take place after the invention of broadcast media. At the time, no human alive had witnessed a Venus transit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Venus, 2004"

(Transit of Venus, 2012) DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transit of Venus, 2012"

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