[SunkenCiv]

[Credit & Copyright Fred Espenak (Bifrost Astronomical Observatory)]

[rarestia]

As it did then, Venus will again move on to cross paths with the disk of the Sun in June.

WOW! It's been 8 years since the last passing of Venus across the sun? Time flies.

[cripplecreek]

Interesting current wind map of the USA. Yeah they’re pushing wind energy but its still a cool map.

http://hint.fm/wind/index.html

[ngat]

Is it true that everytime this particular astronomical event occurs, within nine months something of terrestrial historical importance happens?

[blueunicorn6]

The last sisters I looked at with a telescope were the Anderson sisters and, boy howdy, let me tell you, those were some heavenly bodies.