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Venus Making Its Sun Transit

It's the last time this century

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 5, 2012 7:53 PM CDT

(Newser) – Some nice images are coming in from the rare pass of Venus in front of the sun, and NASA TV is covering the event live here. MSNBC is rounding up other images here. If you missed the anticipatory buzz, know that this won't happen again for about 100 years.

Venus, top, moves in front of the sun as seen from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.
Venus, top, moves in front of the sun as seen from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)
Venus, bottom, crosses the sun in Sydney, Australia.
Venus, bottom, crosses the sun in Sydney, Australia.   (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Clouds partially obscure the sun during the transit of Venus as seen from Riverside Park on the west side of Manhattan.
Clouds partially obscure the sun during the transit of Venus as seen from Riverside Park on the west side of Manhattan.   (Getty Images)
Venus passes in front of the sun, as visible from Hong Kong.
Venus passes in front of the sun, as visible from Hong Kong.   (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Venus, upper right, transits the sun as seen through a dark glass from Quito, Ecuador.
Venus, upper right, transits the sun as seen through a dark glass from Quito, Ecuador.   (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
A woman uses an observation glass to watch the transit of Venus in Medellin, Colombia.
A woman uses an observation glass to watch the transit of Venus in Medellin, Colombia.   (Getty Images)
Hundreds of people gather wearing special viewing glasses at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.
Hundreds of people gather wearing special viewing glasses at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)
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Toon
Jun 5, 2012 9:26 PM CDT
It's still transiting but the sun's down here. For those who still have sun here's a safe way to see it if you have binoculars: http://casa.colorado.edu/~dduncan/wp/?page_id=261 The kid found it dull, Venus makes such a small dot and it did not move as quickly as an eclipse. I thought it interesting and good practice for the next eclipse.

 
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