8 June 2004 TRANSIT OF VENUS ANIMATIONS
(QUICKTIMEMOVIES)

Glenn Schneider,Steward Observatory, University of Arizona



1. TRANSIT AS SEEN FROM EARTH (GEOCENTRIC,NORTH UP)

2. TRANSIT AS SEEN FROM THE MOON
Note: the transit occurs ~ 5 hours later than as seen from the Earth

3. VIEW OF EARTH FROM MOON DURINGTRANSIT FROM MOON
Note: transit from Moon begins just before onset of astronomical twilight from Tucson

4. VIEW OF TRANSIT AS SEEN FROM TRACE
Notes: a) Based upon predictive TRACE orbital ephemeris of March 10,2004
           b) Noterefelective parallactic motion of Venus across Sun

5. VIEW OF TRACE ORBIT AROUND EARTHFROM SUN DURING TRANSIT
Notes: a) TRACE is in a Sun synchronous orbit.
          b) Based uponpredictive TRACE orbital ephemeris of March 10, 2004

6. OCCULTATION OF EARTH BY VENUSFROM SUN
Notes: a) From Solar Latitude -41° 18' South
           b) Northis up, grid is ecliptic longitude and latitude

7. OCCULTATION OF MOON BY VENUS FROMSUN
Notes: a) From Solar Latitude -47° 42' South
           b) Northis up, grid is ecliptic longitude and latitude

8. SEQUENTIAL GRAZING OCCULTATIONSOF EARTH & MOON BY VENUS FROM SUN
So... if you didn't mind the heat, and you paid a visit to the Sunat Solar Latitude -45° 30' & Longitude +42° 00', you wouldfirst see a grazing occultation of the Earth's northern limb by Venus'ssouthern limb, and 5 hours later a grazing occultation of the Moon's southernlimb by Venus's northern limb. Don't forget to bring your video camera(and your SPF 50,000,000 lotion).