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Transit of Venus Across the Sun 2012: Latest News
Get the latest news and tips for the rare Venus transit across the sun on June 6, 2012. The next one is in 2117!
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Skywatcher P-M Heden took this spectacular photo from Sweden’s capital Stockholm on March 11.
See how astronomers at Mount Wilson Observatory's Solar Tower captured the Venus Transit of 2012.
Stunning photos of the historic celestial event from Southern California.
Stunning photos of the 2012 Venus transit by astrophotographers Imelda Joson and Edwin Aguirre.
In this stunning space wallpaper, Hinode captured this stunning view of the transit of Venus on June 5, 2012,-- the last instance of this rare phenomenon until 2117.
On June 5-6 2012, SDO collected images of one of the rarest predictable solar events: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun in this cool space wallpaper.
The Venus Transit 2012 has come and gone but the Solar Dynamics Observatory has left us with memories that will last a lifetime.
The transit of Venus of 2012 is the last one for 105 years.
See photos of the 2012 Venus transit sent in by skywatchers from around the world.
The Solar Dynamics Observatory's AIA 304 camera delivered this amazing view of Venus over the active Sun during the first few hours of the Venus Transit.
The transit has officially begun and will last for six hours and 40 minutes.
The Solar Dynamics Observatory's captured the initial ingress of Venus during its transit across the face of the Sun.
The transit has officially begun and will last for six hours and 40 minutes.
The Solar Dynamics Observatory's eyes are fixated on Venus and has delivered the first up close view of the event pre-ingress.
See images of the last Venus transit for the next 105-1/2 years!
The Venus Tranist is a few hours away, and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory is hard at work capturing the moments leading up to the event. This time-lapse view shows the Morning Star's approach.
Transits of Venus are among the rarest skywatching sights.
Several satellites will be observing the historic event.
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