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Transit of Venus: Transit of Venus 2004: 1st & 2nd Contact Program (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:59:15
00:59:15
Astronomers in many parts of the world watched as Venus moved across the disk of the Sun, one of the rarest planetary alignments. The Exploratorium webcast this historic event from Greece.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 8, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: lick observatory photographic plate vault, telescope filters for viewing the sun, transit of venus, eclipse, black drop effect explanation, past transits of venus, h-alpha solar telescope, first contact of the transit of venus, second contact of the transit of ve
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 8, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: lick observatory photographic plate vault, telescope filters for viewing the sun, transit of venus, eclipse, black drop effect explanation, past transits of venus, h-alpha solar telescope, first contact of the transit of venus, second contact of the transit of ve
| Real: 256K |
Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Penguin Day: Author Sophie Web (Webcast)
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0:25:33
0:25:33
In this segment, author Sophie Webb joins us in our Webcast studio to talk about her work with penguins and answer audience questions.
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: emporer penguins, mating habits of penguins, penguin behavior, penguin feathers, penguin colonies of ross island, penguin colonies at ross island, penguin population,
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: emporer penguins, mating habits of penguins, penguin behavior, penguin feathers, penguin colonies of ross island, penguin colonies at ross island, penguin population,
| Real: 80K |
Transit of Mercury: 1st Contact (Webcast)
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0:01:01
0:01:01
On November 15th, 1999, for the first time in 25 years, the planet Mercury passed between us (in the western hemisphere) and the sun--an event known as a "transit." Here is one of five short streaming videos detailing the event.
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 14, 1999
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: venus, transit, sun, passage, parallax, conjunction, parallax of the sun, orbital periods, black drop effect, solar system, eclipse, planetary alignment,
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 14, 1999
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: venus, transit, sun, passage, parallax, conjunction, parallax of the sun, orbital periods, black drop effect, solar system, eclipse, planetary alignment,
| Real: 28K |
Transit of Mercury: 2nd Contact (Webcast)
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0:02:02
On November 15th, 1999, for the first time in 25 years, the planet Mercury passed between us (in the western hemisphere) and the sun--an event known as a "transit." Here is one of five short streaming videos detailing the event.
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 14, 1999
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: venus, transit, sun, passage, parallax, conjunction, parallax of the sun, orbital periods, black drop effect, solar system, eclipse, planetary alignment,
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 14, 1999
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: venus, transit, sun, passage, parallax, conjunction, parallax of the sun, orbital periods, black drop effect, solar system, eclipse, planetary alignment,
| Real: 28K |
Transit of Mercury: Mid-Contact (Webcast)
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0:01:01
On November 15th, 1999, for the first time in 25 years, the planet Mercury passed between us (in the western hemisphere) and the sun--an event known as a "transit." Here is one of five short streaming videos detailing the event.
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 14, 1999
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: venus, transit, sun, passage, parallax, conjunction, parallax of the sun, orbital periods, black drop effect, solar system, eclipse, planetary alignment,
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 14, 1999
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: venus, transit, sun, passage, parallax, conjunction, parallax of the sun, orbital periods, black drop effect, solar system, eclipse, planetary alignment,
| Real: 28K |
Transit of Mercury: 3rd Contact (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:02:02
0:02:02
On November 15th, 1999, for the first time in 25 years, the planet Mercury passed between us (in the western hemisphere) and the sun--an event known as a "transit." Here is one of five short streaming videos detailing the event.
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 14, 1999
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: venus, transit, sun, passage, parallax, conjunction, parallax of the sun, orbital periods, black drop effect, solar system, eclipse, planetary alignment,
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 14, 1999
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: venus, transit, sun, passage, parallax, conjunction, parallax of the sun, orbital periods, black drop effect, solar system, eclipse, planetary alignment,
| Real: 28K |
Transit of Mercury: 4th Contact (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:02:02
0:02:02
On November 15th, 1999, for the first time in 25 years, the planet Mercury passed between us (in the western hemisphere) and the sun--an event known as a "transit." Here is one of five short streaming videos detailing the event.
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 14, 1999
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: venus, transit, sun, passage, parallax, conjunction, parallax of the sun, orbital periods, black drop effect, solar system, eclipse, planetary alignment,
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 14, 1999
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: venus, transit, sun, passage, parallax, conjunction, parallax of the sun, orbital periods, black drop effect, solar system, eclipse, planetary alignment,
| Real: 28K |
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