1882, quote by William Harkness of the U.S. Naval Observatory (S&T, Feb. 1995) "There will be no other [transit of Venus] till the twenty-first century of our era has dawned upon the earth, and the June flowers are blooming in 2004. When the last transit occurred the intellectual world was awakening from the slumber of ages, and that wondrous scientific activity which has led to our present advanced knowledge was just beginning. What will be the state of science when the next transit season arrives God only knows."

• Webcast from Athens Greece • East Coast Observatory Images • VT Kits for Educators • AA Observing Certificate

Program • Support for Scientists • Venus Transit Sousa March • Impact ~ 50 million

http://sunearthday.nasa.gov

- Live Webcast from Mauna Kea - NASA TV Broadcast - Images from ISS (Don Pettit), SDO - Social Media, iPhone - 30,000 Mission EPO Educator Packets - 7 Pre-taped NASA Programs - Podcast Interviews with Scientists - 1883 John Phillip Sousa March - Venus Transit Image Gallery - AA Parallax Observing Challenge - Hawaiian Culture Programs

http://venustransit.nasa.gov

IMPACT

• 146 Countries Participating • 245 Registered Events • Over 30,000 (named) Educators • 5,000 Amateur Astronomers • 200 Museums • Every NASA Field Center • Anticipate >100 Million Reached

http://venustransit.nasa.gov