Venus and the Midnight Sun The Sky at Night : Season 2012 Episode 7
BBC Four 20m
Aired: October 19th, 1957 @ 10:00 PM EST on BBC Four
The Sky at Night travels to the Arctic Circle and the archipelago of Svalbard to see the transit of Venus. This astronomical wonder, where the planet Venus passes in front of the sun, is the last one in our lifetime, but as ever the clouds test the team's nerves.
