Not only does Venus transit the sun for the first time in 120-odd years tomorrow, it does so with a new companion.
For the first time in history, the transit of Venus will be accompanied by the International Space Station (ISS). In fact the ISS will cross the sun's disk four times during Venus' slow progress across the solar disk.
The ISS transit corridor is a mere mile-wide strip across Southern Europe, North Africa and Asia. Go
HERE for details.
Many hundreds of pictures will be taken of the 2004 transit of Venus, but a snap of Venus plus the ISS will be a prize indeed! I wonder if anyone will be lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time with the right kit to record the event? Fantastic!
JaX
