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Maidenwell astronomer James Barclay with some of the many visitors at his observatory this morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 6, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Astronomer James Barclay<\/strong> is expecting between 300 and 500 people to pass through the doors of his observatory at Maidenwell today to observe the rare Transit of Venus.<\/p>\n

The Transit \u2013 when the planet Venus passes across the face of the Sun \u2013 happens in pairs every 124 years.<\/p>\n

Eager visitors keen to be a part of history have travelled to Maidenwell from all over south-east Queensland. Coachloads are also coming from Maryborough and Gympie.<\/p>\n

The rare astronomical event has a special significance for lovers of Australian history.<\/p>\n

The 1769 transit was one of the reasons that then-Lieutenant James Cook was sent to the South Pacific.<\/p>\n

As well as making accurate observations of the event, he also \u201cdiscovered\u201d Australia and New Zealand, and the rest, as they say, is history …<\/p>\n

James Barclay explained today that because of the angle that Australians are observing the event, Venus won’t appear to pass across the disc of the Sun in a straight line; rather it will trace out the path of an arc.<\/p>\n

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Visitors at Maidenwell watched the Transit through special solar glasses, telescopes or live on the big screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marty Harmsworth, of Wondai, and Robert Westley, of Kingaroy, were selling raffle tickets at the Observatory to raise funds for local charities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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