JP
Upload

This video is unavailable.

the Transit of Venus

transitvenus transitvenus·13 videos
123

Subscription preferences

Loading...
Working...
127,917
Like     Dislike 7

Sign in to YouTube

Sign in with your Google Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to like transitvenus's video.

Sign in to YouTube

Sign in with your Google Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to dislike transitvenus's video.

Sign in to YouTube

Sign in with your Google Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to add transitvenus's video to your playlist.

Uploaded on Jan 10, 2012

Four-minute trailer summarizes the history and significance of the transit of Venus while preparing for June 5-6, 2012, spectacle. Story traces its value from early expeditions seeking to measure the size of the solar system, to similarities with transits around distant stars being detected by the Kepler spacecraft. Available in full-dome video for digital theaters.

  • Category

    Education

  • License

    Standard YouTube License

The interactive transcript could not be loaded.
Ratings have been disabled for this video.
Rating is available when the video has been rented.
This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.

Top Comments

  • LadyStonecut

    LadyStonecut 1 year ago

    My Birthday June 5th, what a nice present.

    · 41

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate LadyStonecut's comment.

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate LadyStonecut's comment.
  • magintob

    magintob 1 year ago

    The Maya astronomers recorded Venus transits long before modern men. Their observatories were highly accurate, and Venus was of major significance for them.

    · 10

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate magintob's comment.

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate magintob's comment.

All Comments (45)

Sign in now to post a comment!
  • judacio king

    judacio king 5 months ago

    OK! WHAT EVER YOU SAY HOLLYWOOD! SO WHAT ANYWAY! WHAT GOOD IS DROSS

    ·

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate judacio king's comment.

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate judacio king's comment.
    in playlist Current Events
  • xXHIDDENCAM0Xx

    xXHIDDENCAM0Xx 9 months ago

    I thought this was the new three days grace album lol

    ·

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate xXHIDDENCAM0Xx's comment.

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate xXHIDDENCAM0Xx's comment.
  • Alvin Tran

    Alvin Tran 1 year ago

    been waiting for months for the day, and it was cloudy the full day. wtf

    ·

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate Alvin Tran's comment.

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate Alvin Tran's comment.
  • MyLittleMagneton

    MyLittleMagneton 1 year ago

    OH FUCK I MISSED IT

    ·

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate MyLittleMagneton's comment.

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate MyLittleMagneton's comment.
  • Mariette Haanschoten

    Mariette Haanschoten 1 year ago

    what's the name of this songg? :3

    · 4

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate Mariette Haanschoten's comment.

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate Mariette Haanschoten's comment.
  • MrJunniez

    MrJunniez 1 year ago

    i always missed these events

    · 2

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate MrJunniez's comment.

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate MrJunniez's comment.
  • Eyas Elobaid

    Eyas Elobaid 1 year ago

    too complicated to answer, maybe go to wikipedia

    ·

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate Eyas Elobaid's comment.

    Sign in to YouTube

    Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to rate Eyas Elobaid's comment.
    in reply to YamiPoyo (Show the comment)
  • Loading comment...
Loading...
Loading...
Working...
Sign in to add this to Watch Later