Transit Of Venus #8
by Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library
Title
Transit Of Venus #8
Artist
Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Transit of Venus. Artwork by Reverend Hirst of the 1769 Transit of Venus. This shows the 'black drop effect' where as Venus (black) gets closer to the limb of the Sun (curved line) a shadowy bridge closes the gap between the two, giving Venus a teardrop shape. This effect makes it hard to accurately determine the start and end of the transit.
Uploaded
September 28th, 2018
Embed
Share
Comments
There are no comments for Transit Of Venus #8. Click here to post the first comment.