from http://www.exploratorium.edu/venus/
On June 8, 2004, astronomers in many parts of the world will watch as Venus moves across the disk of the Sun, one of the rarest planetary alignments. Only six Venus transits have occurred since the invention of the telescope in the 1600s.
Best views in Europe and Asia. Early risers on the American east coast can catch a glimpse.
How very interesting. And this time everyone will know what it is and not
think of space aliens or have some new religion pop up saying it was the
sign of someones birth.
I hope the scientists can learn something from it,
Lolly
Pft, someone will find something to invent about it.
Besides, this is probably the reason for all the weird weather we have been having lately. Most likely will get worse as the date approaches too.
I’ll bet we could come up with something really good if we try. 
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Could it be the Crystal People 
. Or perhaps it will be Venus herself coming down to host a feast/orgy for the beautiful people. I have my bags packed 
That’d be a challenge. I’m still bailing here in Illinois. I can’t remember getting as much rain as this for as long. Tried to see Joannie Madden over the weekend and had to keep leaving the festival to keep my pumps going at home. Don’t imagine she could even play the last night because of the storms around here.
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M’mmm that sounds great, but how much is that in UK £
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hehe…hehe..someone just said orgy…hehe..
Amar…I can tolerate your preoccupation with sex…but not Beavis and BH.
Here in the UK it will be visible until midday in the bottom half of the Sun, obviously all of this week I’ve been dressing as a nun, wearing dark sunglasses, and predicting the end of the world.
Looks like I might be right too, but it’s got bugger-all to do with the stars, just our own stupidity.
Still it’s nice weather we’re having.
Sister John S
If you miss this one, you can see it again in 2011.
this just in from PagaNet News (http://www.paganet.org/pnn/v11/i3/feature_sample3.html):
“Venus, also called Aphrodite and other adoring names, is the divine goddess of pleasure, beauty, relationship, song, aesthetics, and the feminine mystique. She rules Libra, the scales, and thus harmony, justice and fairness, or the urge to rise above selfish motives and to connect with others, striving for win-win resolutions. Diplomats, linguists, writers, musicians, dancers, and legal professionals all may have prominent Venus. As Venus is involved, be on the lookout for binding pairs, relationships, and feminine or yin dynamics, and even females! Historically, I will be searching for these tell-tale indicators of these lights.”
ROFL
Az the Dancing Diplomatic Musician
IANAL, YMMV, etc.
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I have no idea what you people are talking about. I’m going to go sit on a hillside in Colorado and and chant mantras and live on trail mix while I wait for THEM to arrive.