Venus Views
On Tuesday 8 June 2004, the planet Venus passed across the face of the Sun in a rare planetary event observed only six times since 1639. Scientists at University of Wales Aberystwyth set up specialist equipment in the town's Arts Centre so that ordinary people could get a better view of a cosmic phenomenon last seen in 1882.
your comments
katie from kent
at first i didnt see what was so important about the transit of venus (me being a school child). but then i realised that it is one of the most rare things that has ever happened and i was amazed how fasinatin it was.i am really grateful to all my teachers who all looked forward to it aswell.
norman lewis from nelson
brilliant
James Fells from London (on holiday in Aber)
It's one of the great cosmic phenomenons you only get to see once in a lifetime
Margaret and Mike Sweet from York
We're on holiday in Aberystwyth and came along to the Arts Centre with friends to have a look. It was very interesting. The picture on the screen looked very similar to the inside of a chicken's egg. We're lucky we came here because if we'd tried to watch it outside, we wouldn't have seen anything because of the cloud.
Clive Willson from University of Wales Aberystwyth
Events like the Venus transit are about bringing science to the public. One of the most interesting things about today is that it gives us a perspective on how small the planets are compared to the Sun. Venus is about the same size as the Earth and you can see clearly from the pictures that in comparison to the Sun, it is absolutely tiny.
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