Artist at work

Jeanette Landstedt, artist, working at table during the Transit of Venus at Sydney Observatory.

This photograph was taken during the recent Transit of Venus event that we held at the Sydney Observatory on the 6th June. This shows the artist Jeanette Landstedt working at table during the Transit of Venus. A transit occurs when the orbit of a Planet passes between the Earth and the Sun. Only two planets in the solar system have orbits that pass between the Earth and the Sun, Mercury and Venus.

You can read more about the event that was held at the Sydney Observatory on the 6th June on their blog.

Photography by Marinco Kojdanovski
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Tags: 6th June 2012, artist, astronomy, dome, Observatory, painting, Sydney, transit of venus

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.

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