Get ready to witness a very rare astronomical event which will occur on June 5 and 6 this year. The event will be caused by planet Venus which will pass directly between the earth and the sun, appearing as a small dot travelling across the disk of the sun.
The NASA scientists have called this as Transit of Venus. The time span of this planetary alignment called the 'Transit of Venus' will occur during a 6-hour time period.
The frequency of this rare event can be decided with the fact that this will not happen again until 2117. So one will be able to see such event only once in his/her lifetime. Checking out the records from past, only six such events have occurred since the invention of the telescope in 1631, 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874, 1882 and 2004.
Residents of Delhi will have to wake up early on June 6 to witness the once-in-a-lifetime-event- the transition will begin at 3.39 am and continue till 10.22 am according to local time. NASA suggests watchers to find a clear eastern horizon to witness the event clearly.
Whereas, on the other side of the earth, residents of North America will be able to watch the event during sunset on June 5.
The NASA scientists have called this as Transit of Venus. The time span of this planetary alignment called the 'Transit of Venus' will occur during a 6-hour time period.
The frequency of this rare event can be decided with the fact that this will not happen again until 2117. So one will be able to see such event only once in his/her lifetime. Checking out the records from past, only six such events have occurred since the invention of the telescope in 1631, 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874, 1882 and 2004.
Residents of Delhi will have to wake up early on June 6 to witness the once-in-a-lifetime-event- the transition will begin at 3.39 am and continue till 10.22 am according to local time. NASA suggests watchers to find a clear eastern horizon to witness the event clearly.
Whereas, on the other side of the earth, residents of North America will be able to watch the event during sunset on June 5.
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