The Sky at Night
Season 13 Episode 6 - When Venus Crosses the Sun
8.3 ?
1957
Documentary, News
Unique scientific observations are made on the rare occasions when Venus 'transits' - or crosses - the sun. Tonight's programme marks the bicentenary of Captain Cook's voyage to the South Pacific to observe a transit - on June 3, 1769 - during which he claimed Australia for Britain on his way home. Patrick Moore talks to Cdr. Derek Howse, R.N. about Cook's voyage and to Dr. Vinicio Barocas about the first astronomer ever to observe a transit, in 1639 - a twenty-year-old Lancashire curate, the Rev. Jeremiah Horrocks
Episodes in Season 13
1
The Moon - A New Era
2
How Much Can You See?
3
Jupiter, the Giant Planet
4
The Moon and the Earth
5
Mars Target Two
6
When Venus Crosses the Sun
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7
The Needles of Space
8
The Weather of Mars
9
Relativity
10
Stars that Come and Go
11
The Moons of Saturn
12
The Grand Tour
13
