Face west and set the time for February 1, 2012 at 9 p.m. Observe the position...

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Face west and set the time for February 1, 2012 at 9p.m. Observe the position of Venus at the beginning ofeach month through June 1, 2012. Explain where you would expect tofind Venus from June1, 2012 through July 1, 2012. Why would you notbe able to see the planet during June?
(Check your answer by facing east and by setting the time for 5:30a.m.)

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A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet becoming visible against and hence obscuring a small portion of the solar disk During a transit Venus can be seen from Earth as a small    See Answer
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