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... during the 6th June 2012 transit of Venus. ... Nowadays, astronomers use accurate observations of the same phenomenon, that is the transit of an extra solar planet (exoplanet) in front of a distant star, to infer the size and distance of such planets orbiting other stars. ... Armagh Observatory is presently running a Transit of Venus Exhibition, from 10am 11am and 3pm 4pm during week-days, until Tuesday 12th June where some images of the June 2012 transit are on show. ... Last Revised: 2012 June 8th...

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Astronomers Detect Coolest Radio Star . ... The new radio-star is much smaller and colder than our Sun.€а With a surface temperature not much higher than that of a giant planet, and a size comparable to JupiterтАЩs, it is scarcely visible in optical light.€а Yet the radio flares seen at Arecibo show it must have a strong magnetic field, implying that the same could be true of other similar stars. ...

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