Transit Of Venus

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An unidentified object captured by the Dyer Observatory during the Venus transit. (Dyer Observatory/Vanderbilt) Our UFO has been identified and we have a four-way tie. The objects crossing the Sun during the Venus transit were distant aircraft. The explanations of our winners were well thought out and included… Read More

On Tuesday, June 5, Dyer Observatory trained its solar telescope onto the sun to observe the Venus transit. In addition to capturing this once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event for posterity, the telescope caught something else – something that the Dyer staff has yet to identify. Read More

The Dyer Observatory is calling all science sleuths to help identify an unknown object spotted on June 5. Read More

Hundreds gathered at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory June 5 to witness the historic transit of Venus across the sun. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) About 500 people gathered at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory June 5 to see the 2012 transit of Venus across the sun, an event that astronomers say won’t happen… Read More

At 5:04 p.m. June 5, the planet Venus passed directly in front of the sun. The transit of Venus is extremely rare, occurring twice in eight-year periods more than 100 years apart. The most recent transit of Venus was in 2004, and it will not happen again until the year… Read More

The transit of Venus across the sun this Tuesday is a rare astronomical event, and will not happen again for more than 100 years. Read More