Page 1 The VT-2004 observing campaign and the Astronomical Unit Jean-Eudes Arlot Directeur de recherche du CNRS Patrick Rocher Astronome à lIMCCE William Thuillot Astronome…

Slide 1 1 Transits of Venus: the history Luxembourg, January 2004 Jean-Eudes Arlot IMCCE/observatoire de Paris-CNRS Slide 2 2 The transit of June 8, 2004 On June 8, 2004,…

Slide 1 1 Transits of Venus: the history Garching, March 2004 Jean-Eudes Arlot IMCCE/observatoire de Paris-CNRS Slide 2 2 The transit of June 8, 2004 On June 8, 2004, the…

AST 101 Lecture 8 Astronomy in the 17th and 18th Centuries New Tools The telescope becomes commonplace Observatories dedicated to astronomy arise Physics is utilized to make…

Angular Separation is not enough! We want to know the answer to the ‘age old question’: How far away are the stars? Ans: A lot farther than anyone imagined! See: “Parallax”…