Geometrical aspects of Venus transit
We obtained two astronomical values, the Earth-Venus distance and Venus diameter, by means of a geometrical treatment of photos taken of Venus transit in June of 2012. Here we presented the static and translational models that were elaborated taking into account the Earth and Venus orbital movements...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Física
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172015000300311&lng=en&tlng=en |
Summary: | We obtained two astronomical values, the Earth-Venus distance and Venus diameter, by means of a geometrical treatment of photos taken of Venus transit in June of 2012. Here we presented the static and translational models that were elaborated taking into account the Earth and Venus orbital movements. An additional correction was also added by considering the Earth rotation movement. The results obtained were compared with the values of reference from literature, showing very good concordance. |
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ISSN: | 1806-9126 |