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One of the rare transits of Venus occurred on June 8, 2004; another will occur on June 6, 2012; then there will be no more until 2117, probably not within the lifetime of those reading this. A transit of Venus cannot be seen with the naked eye. Observing a transit of Venus requires '''great attention to eye safety''' and a telescope ''equipped with a safe sun filter'' or a special transit viewer.  

One of the rare transits of Venus occurred on June 8, 2004; another will occur on June 6, 2012; then there will be no more until 2117, probably not within the lifetime of those reading this. A transit of Venus cannot be seen with the naked eye. Observing a transit of Venus requires '''great attention to eye safety''' and a telescope ''equipped with a safe sun filter'' or a special transit viewer.  

The planet Venus is about the same size as the Earth. Before explorations made by spacecraft made it clear just how harsh conditions on Venus are, science-fiction writers used to speculate that the temperature and climate of Venus might be within the range of life as we know it on Earth. Many science-fiction stories have been set on Venus. [[C. S. Lewis]]' novel ''Perelandra'' which takes place on Venus, and is a  retelling of the story of the Garden of Eden.

The planet Venus is about the same size as the Earth. Before explorations made by spacecraft made it clear just how harsh conditions on Venus are, science-fiction writers used to speculate that the temperature and climate of Venus might be within the range of life as we know it on Earth. Many science-fiction stories have been set on Venus. [[C. S. Lewis]]' novel ''Perelandra'' which takes place on Venus, and is a  retelling of the story of the [[Garden of Eden]].

 

Because of its hot and inhospitable surface conditions, it is likely that Venus is the physical location of [[hell]].

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