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<\/a>The 2004 transit of Venus, image credit:\u00a0Jay M. Pasachoff, David Butts, Joseph Gangestad, and Owen Westbrook\u00a0(Williams College Transit of Venus Team)\u00a0with John Seiradakis and George Asimellis (Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece); expedition run with Bryce Babcock (Williams College)\u00a0and Glenn Schneider (University of Arizona)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nPublished Papers<\/h2>\n
Tanga, P., T. Widemann, B. Sicardy, J. Pasachoff, J. Arnaud, L. Comolli, A. Rondi, S. Rondi, and P. Suetterlin, 2012, “Sunlight refraction in the mesosphere of Venus during the transit on June 8th, 2004,” Icarus, March<\/a><\/p>\n Pasachoff, Jay M., Glenn Schneider, and Thomas Widemann, 2011, “High-resolution satellite imaging of the 2004 transit of Venus and asymmetries in the Cytherean atmosphere,” Astronomical Journal, Astronomical Journal<\/em>: 141, 112.<\/a><\/p>\n Schneider, Glenn, Jay M. Pasachoff, and Richard C. Willson, 2006, “The Effect of the Transit of Venus on ACRIM’s Total Solar Irradiance Measurements: Implications for Transit Studies of Extrasolar Planets,” Astrophys. J. 641, 565-571.<\/a><\/p>\n Pasachoff, Jay M., Glenn Schneider, and Leon Golub, 2005, “The black drop effect explained,” IAU Colloquium 196 on Transits of Venus: New Views of the Solar System and Galaxy (Cambridge Univ. Press).<\/a><\/p>\n Schneider, Glenn, Jay M. Pasachoff, and Leon Golub 2004, “Space Observations of the 15 November 1999 Transit of Mercury and the Black Drop Effect for the 2004 Transit of Venus,” Icarus 168, 249-256.<\/a><\/p>\n Glenn Schneider, Jay M. Pasachoff, and Leon Golub, 2003, “Space Studies of the Black-Drop Effect at a Mercury Transit,” Highlights of Astronomy 13, 70-72.<\/a><\/p>\n 2004 TRACE Transit Observations<\/a> TRACE stills and movies directly from Lockheed Martin Solar Astrophysics Lab (LMSAL)<\/a> http:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/\/outreach\/eduoff\/vt-2004\/Background\/Infol2\/EIS-F1_pf.html<\/a> Trip Photos: The Williams College Expedition Team<\/a> http:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/spaceweather\/venustransit\/gallery_08jun04.htm<\/a> http:\/\/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap040609.html<\/a> In Greece:Jay M. Pasachoff, Bryce A. Babcock, David Butts \u201806, Joe Gangestad \u201806, Owen Westbrook \u201906, Alan Cordova ’06, Kayla Gaydosh \u201905, Rob Wittenmyer \u201998 Science magazine<\/i>, 5\/15\/04<\/a> European Southern Observatory’s report including list of links<\/a> Tom\u00e1\u0161 Maru\u0161ka of Slovakia managed to image the ISS crossing the Sun while Venus was also in transit Glenn Schneider did some processing of Tom\u00e1\u0161 Maru\u0161ka’s image<\/p>\n Thessaloniki, Greece \u2022June 8, 2004 The 2004 transit of Venus, image credit:\u00a0Jay M. Pasachoff, David Butts, Joseph Gangestad, and Owen Westbrook\u00a0(Williams College Transit of Venus Team)\u00a0with John Seiradakis and George Asimellis (Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece); expedition run with Bryce … Continue reading Links to Our Observations<\/h2>\n
\nFull set of TRACE movies of the transit of Venus and of the orbits of TRACE and ACRIMsat<\/a><\/p>\nLinks<\/h2>\n
\nObservations from the Swedish Solar Telescope, La Palma<\/a>
\nImages from the GONG project<\/a><\/p>\nEuropean Southern Observatory’s measurement of the Astronomical Unit<\/h2>\n
\nFrench National site for the 2004 and 2012 transits of Venus (in English)<\/a>
\nOverview (clicking downloads a Word document)<\/a>
\nHistorical information and background<\/a>
\nResults of the 2004 observations<\/a>
\nCalculating the astronomical unit<\/a>
\nPredictions for 2012 (in French)<\/a><\/p>\nWilliams College Eclipse Expedition Image Galleries<\/h2>\n
\nVeuns Photos: Williams College Expedition images from Greece SBIG CCD on the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki’s 20-cm refractor<\/a><\/p>\nGalleries of photos<\/h2>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www1.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/imagegallery\/image_feature_184.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www1.nasa.gov\/vision\/universe\/watchtheskies\/venus_transit.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/vt-2004.kva.astro.su.se\/<\/a>
\nFrom HM Nautical Almanac Office, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, U.K.<\/a>
\nEuropean Southern Observatory’s gallery and the determination of the Astronomical Unit<\/a><\/p>\nImages on Astronomy Picture of the Day<\/h2>\n
\nhttp:\/\/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap040610.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap040611.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap040615.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap040623.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap040717.html<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 Jay Pasachoff, Williams College Transit of Venus expedition team, and WIT 2004<\/span><\/p>\nThe Williams College Team<\/h2>\n
\nIn Williamstown: Steven Souza
\nAll work in collaboration with: Glenn Schneider, University of Arizona
\nIn Greece in collaboration with: John Seiradakis, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
\nThe expedition was sponsored by a grant from the Committee for Research and Exploration of the National Geographic Society. We also thank Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, for a student support grant.We also thank WIT 2004, Sarah Croft ’04, and Terry-Ann Suer ’05 for their assistance.<\/p>\nNewspaper Articles<\/h2>\n
\nThe New York Times<\/i>, 5\/18\/04<\/a>
\nGlobe and Mail<\/i>, Toronto, 5\/16\/04<\/a>
\nBaltimore Sun<\/i>, 5\/17\/04<\/a>
\nChronicles of Higher Education<\/i>, 05\/14\/04<\/a>
\nThe Economist<\/i>, 5\/27\/04<\/a>
\nBoston Globe<\/i>, 6\/01\/04<\/a>
\nAssociated Press<\/i> article, 6\/08\/04<\/a><\/p>\nLinks<\/h2>\n
\nDaniel Fischer’s list of links<\/a>
\nSmithsonian Institution Lecture series in Washington Presented in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution Libraries exhibition “Chasing Venus: Observing the Transits of Venus, 1631-2004”; Speakers: Wilbur Applebaum, Richard Fisher, Steven Dick, Jay Pasachoff, David DeVorkin; arranged by Ron Brashear<\/a>
\nChuck Bueter’s Site<\/a><\/p>\nDouble transit of the International Space Station and Venus<\/h2>\n
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\nAirplane and Transit, Movie by James Dire, U.S. Coast Guard Academy<\/a>
\nContact James Dire<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"