From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
Maps of the transit of Venus on 1631 December 7
Maps of the transit of Venus on 1639 December 4
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
Maps of the transit of Venus on 1761 June 6
Maps of the transit of Venus on 1769 June 3-4
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
Maps of the transit of Venus on 1874 December 9
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
From Essays in Astronomy by Richard A. Proctor, 1872
From Essays in Astronomy by Richard A. Proctor, 1872
From Essays in Astronomy by Richard A. Proctor, 1872
From Essays in Astronomy by Richard A. Proctor, 1872
From Essays in Astronomy by Richard A. Proctor, 1872
From Essays in Astronomy by Richard A. Proctor, 1872
From Harper’s Weekly by Simon Newcomb
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
By Fred Espenak, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
From American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, 1882
From American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, 1882
From Astronomical Phenomena U.S. Naval Observatory, 2004
From Astronomical Phenomena U.S. Naval Observatory, 2012
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
Transits of Venus from 1631 to 2012
The coming transit of Venus on June 5-6 2012 is a rare astronomical phenomenon that will not be repeated until the year 2117. Previous transits occurred in 1631, 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874, 1882, and 2004. This page contains a selection of historical maps and diagrams of present and past transits of Venus.
These are some web sites with more information about transits of Venus:
Two comprehensive web sites on the transit of Venus are http://www.transitofvenus.nl and http://www.transitofvenus.org.
General information about the science and history of transits of Venus can be found at the wikipedia entry, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_Venus
The authoritative source of predictions for eclipses and transits is Fred Espenak of the NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center. His predictions and maps for the transit of Venus can be found at http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/transit/venus0412.html.
Global weather prospects for the transit are given by Jay Anderson, veteran meteorologist of astronomical phenomena, at http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/%7Ejander/tov2012/tovintro.htm.
Countdown to transit of Venus on June 5-6, 2012
From Transits of Venus by Richard A. Proctor, 1883
I wrote an analysis of this diagram by R.A. Proctor for Steven van Roode’s Transit of Venus web site. You can find the blog post at http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/2011/07/12/envisioning-the-transit-of-1874/. Below are high-resolution images of reproduction of Proctor’s diagram that I developed for the post. Click on the images to view them at full resolution.
From L'Institut de Mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides (IMCCE)
Corrections to times of begin and end of the transit of Venus due to parallax and summary map
François Mignard, Observatoire de la Cˆote d’Azur
Maps of the transit of Venus on June 8, 2004
Maps of the transit of Venus on December 6, 1882
Polar aspects of the Transit, IMCCE, Patrick Rocher
World visibility in Mercator projection, IMCCE, Patrick Rocher
Interior contacts of the Transit, IMCCE, Patrick Rocher
Exterior contacts of the Transit, IMCCE, Patrick Rocher
Venus transit of 2004 Jun 08, Xavier Jubier
Earth perspectives from Venus, Dave Herald, Occult software
World visibility map by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
Cloud cover map by Fred Espenak, Jay Anderson NASA/GSFC
By Simon Newcomb, Harper’s New Monthly Magazine
Weltkarte, Die Gartenlaube
Figure 133 from Astronomie, Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande
Mappemonde, par M. de Lalande. Courtesy of Swaen.com
Figure du Passage de Venus sur le Disque du Soleil, Par M. De LaLande
This map, The Geography of the Transit of Venus Explained, by Benjamin Martin is the only surviving copy from the 18th century.
See http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/venus/html/large-scale/prints/martin-geography.htm
A Map of the Earth. Upon which are marked the Hours and Minutes of true Times of the Entrance and Exit of Venus in its Passage over the Sun’s Disc, June 6th 1761. James Ferguson
Mappemonde sur la quelle on a marque les Houres et les Minutes du tems vrai de l’entree et de la sortie du centre de Venus sur le disque du Soleil dans son passage sur cet Astre le 6 Juin 1761, par Mr. Del’Isle
Below is a poignant message to our present generation written by Richard Anthony Proctor in his 1883 book, Transits of Venus.
Stations for Observation of Ingress of Transit, Royal Geographic Society
Stations for Observation of Egress of Transit, Royal Geographic Society
The transit of Venus of June 5 and 6, 2012
Welcome to the eclipse-maps.com page on the transit of Venus. Here, you’ll find many maps and resources related to this rare and exquisite celestial event.
Click to visit tov2012.esri.com On the day of the transit of Venus, be sure to visit this interactive web app with timing observations, social media items, and an animation.
Click to visit the eclipse-maps.com page containing maps of the transit of Venus in many languages
Click to visit the eclipse-maps.com page containing maps of the transits of Venus from 1631 to 2125
Click on any of the maps below to display a high-resolution map suitable for printing
