transit of Venus

The transit of Venus. Unfortunately, I do not know the date upon which this transit occurred. I made several series of drawings of the transits of both Venus and Mercury, fascinated by these momentous events. As in the earlier posts of the transit of Mercury, Venus can be seen as a small black disc making its way across the face of the sun. I wonder what events were taking place on Earth as Venus made its journey.

the transit of Mercury

One of several series of drawings depicting the transits of Mercury and Venus across the face of the sun. This particular series was made in April 2018;almost exactly two years ago. The tiny black disc of Mercury can just be seen making it's way across the greater disc of the sun, from left to right, following a curved trajectory. I am not sure when this celestial event took place, as my source did not indicate, but I do know that such a transit is rare enough, and to me, a tremendous event.

I was able to colour in to my heart's content, enjoying the laying down of first spectrum orange, then yellow, then 'apricot' , before adding a rim of  red to deliniate the sun's outer edge, or 'limb'. The placing of the sooty black , tiny disc depicting the transitting planet caused me much deliberation and I took great pains in my application of the waxy tip of the pencil to paper.