Has anyone else noticed that a "once in a lifetime" astronomical event happens about every 6 months?
Improbable things happen pretty often in the universe :)
The sheer scale of the universe does funny things with probability.
Transit of Venus
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Re: Transit of Venus
#12Has anyone else noticed that a "once in a lifetime" astronomical event happens about every 6 months?
Every week you can once (or less) in a lifetime lottery numbers, too.
Re: Transit of Venus
#13Has anyone else noticed that a "once in a lifetime" astronomical event happens about every 6 months?
Each type is on a different schedule.
Re: Transit of Venus
#14I tried to figure out when to see this where I am, and found the easiest way was to install Stellarium and then fast forward in time to see how the pass happens.