Venus, the second closest planet to the Sun, passed between the Earth and the Sun 10 years ago today, allowing scientists to observe the silhouette of Venus in high contrast. The reason why this event is commemorated in its 10th year is that such an intersection will not occur for the next 95 years.
When the dates show June 5, 2012, Venus passes between our star, the Sun, and the Earth we are on. solar eclipse had accomplished. However, this mini-eclipse did not cause a darkening of the sky as it did when the Moon came between the Sun and Earth, because Venus only occluded 3 percent of the Sun due to its distance from Earth.
While we ordinary people didn’t even realize that such a natural event was taking place, scientists were trying to collect as many images and data as possible, because Venus is just in time for the next ‘solar eclipse’. a period of 105 years there was. So probably none of the scientists observing the 2012 eclipse will see the next Venus-induced mini-eclipse.
Venus passes between the Sun and Earth twice in 8 years, but 95 years to the next expanse. OK, how?
The black dot in the photo you see above is the silhouette of Venus passing in front of the Sun. When you see how small Venus is next to the Sun, this is mini solar eclipse You can better understand why we don’t notice when it happens. Venus is too far and small to cast a shadow from Earth as it passes in front of the Sun.
Venus will not pass between the Sun and Earth until 2117
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While the planets revolve around the Sun in a circular orbit, they also oscillate up and down. For this reason, although Venus will continue to pass between the Sun and the Earth as it continues to rotate in its circular orbit, its full shadow on the Earth is quite rare takes place.
As we mentioned above, Venus last passed between the Sun and Earth on June 5, 2012. The date scientists shared for the next transition 10-11 December 2117. The estimated date for the next intersection is December 8, 2125. Wait a minute; Why is there only 8 years between the next intersection and the next intersection?
Between two transitions there is 8 years, then 105 years.
As we mentioned above, planets perform their circular movements in an oscillating manner. Interestingly, Venus’ mini solar eclipse is the result of this oscillating motion. 2 times in 8 years but the third eclipse takes place 105 years later. After this 105-year hiatus, another intersection takes place 8 years later and another 105 does not occur. Scientists can predict exactly when the intersections will occur years in advance by transferring Venus’ movements around the Sun to computer simulations.
We have to wait 95 years for new images to be taken. Who knows, maybe when that date comes, we will have a spacecraft both on the face of Venus and next to the Sun, and it can offer us much more unique images.
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June 6, 2012 The video below, dated July 9, is a compilation of images taken exactly 10 years ago as Venus passed in front of the Sun. Let us state that the reason why the Sun is in different colors in different images is that scientists have recorded the event in different types of light for various researches.