BBC News article anticipating the 2003 transit.
Webcam announcement from Worth Hill Observatory in the UK.
Brief description of the upcoming transits, with information about visibility in Australia and New Zealand.
Description of the event, explanation of timing, illustrations including "black drop effect".
A table showing predicted time and path of the transit for various locations throughout the world. In PDF format from the US Naval Observatory.
Invites students, teachers, and amateur astronomers to participate in studies of the transit of 2004.
NASA/Goddard page with explanations and photographs. Includes detailed information about upcoming events and some history.
Safety, viewing techniques, FAQ, and historic expeditions pertaining to this June 8, 2004 event.
Describes the VT-2004 project that is related to this celestial event and which aims at transforming curiosity into knowledge and interest in science through a broad set of actions. It has been launched by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE), together with the Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides (IMCCE) and the Observatoire de Paris in France, as well as the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
Information and resources for students, educators, museums, scientists and amateur astronomers. Animations, facts, graphs, maps, historical articles, and pointers to webcasts and other ways to view the transit.
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