Historic Transit of Venus Sketched by British Explorer
When you purchase through link on our site , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . almost 250 year ago , when the major planet Venus made a rare crack between Earth and the sun , James Cook , the intrepid British explorer , sketched the celestial scene from the island of Tahiti in the South Pacific . Now , skywatchers around the world have the fortune to find the same historic event today ( June 5 ) , as Venus again wanders across the face of our skinny star ....