Live webcast - Transit of Venus on June 5 - 6, 2012 (mayasi)

5) World Viability of the Transit of Venus on June 5 - 6, 2012

Venus was important to ancient American civilizations, in particular for the Maya, who called it Noh Ek, "the Great Star" or Xux Ek, "the Wasp Star";[10] they embodied Venus in the form of the god Kukulkán (also known as or related to Gukumatz and Quetzalcoatl in other parts of Mexico).

Click here to view Map Full Size After 2012, the next pair of transits will be in December 2117 and December 2125 When Start Mid End Notes June 5 - 6, 2012 Start 22:09 June 5 01:29 June 6 04:49 June 6 Visible in its entirety from Hawaii, Alaska, Australia, the Pacific and eastern Asia, with the beginning of the transit visible from North America and the end visible from Europe

Additional Resources on the Venus Transit:


a) Video on the history of the Transit of Venus (4 min)

b) LIVE WEBCAST OF THE 2012 Transit

c) Wikipedia Page on the Transit of Venus (source for the above info)

Sursa ... http://www.mayanmajix.com/ 

.