How to Track Venus & the Sun with a Free App

Using the VenusTransit app, you can track the once-in-a-lifetime experience of Venus passing in front of the Sun. Viewers around the world can see the event today and tomorrow.

Created by Astronomers Without Borders, the app aims to collect both data and responses to this historic event. Thanks to Maria Popova for spotting this excellent app. Check it out:

Using the timer, when you touch the phone’s screen at the moment of internal contact (when Venus appears within the Sun, just touching the Sun’s edge), the app will record the exact GPS time and your location, which then will be sent to the global database.

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