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This programme tracks the transit of Venus on 8th June 2004. It follows teams across the U.K. and in Egypt as they view the transit in a variety of ways. The programme also includes the results of ...the Open University's attempt to get viewers nationwide to time the transit and make a super accurate measurement of the Astronomical Unit - the distance to the sun.
This programme tracks the transit of Venus on 8th June 2004. It follows teams across the U.K. and in Egypt as they view the transit in a variety of ways. The programme also includes the results of ...the Open University's attempt to get viewers nationwide to time the transit and make a super accurate measurement of the Astronomical Unit - the distance to the sun.
| First transmission date: | 08-06-2004 |
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| Published: | 2004 |
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| Duration: | 01:00:00 |
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| Producer: | Patrick Titley |
| Contributors: | Vanessa Collingridge; Lucie Green; Adam Hart-Davis; Patrick Moore; Andy Norton; Paul Roche; Andy Wear |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/transit_of_venus/ |
| Subject terms: | Astronomy; Sun--Observations; Venus (Planet)--Observations |
| Production number: | JOUA331S |
| Videofinder number: | 6851 |
| Available to public: | no |
