- For just a few hours after 3 p.m. Tuesday, San Diegans will have the chance of a lifetime - to see Venus cross the sun. In terms of rarity, to be here at a time when its happening, you almost have to look at it, said Geoff Chester of the U.S. (msnbc.com)
- But minutes after Venus crossed into the suns path, clouds rolled overhead and blocked the Jenny Kim, 39, of Honolulu, said she told her 11-year-old son the planets crossing would be the only time hed get to see the transit in person. (msnbc.com)
- Paul Hyndman captured this stunning view of Venus crossing the face of the sun in hydrogen-alpha light on the morning of June 8, 2004 from Roxbury, Connecticut. (LiveScience.com)
- occurs when Venus passes between Earth and the sun. It wont happen again until December 2117. The transit allowed people around the world to observe the planet as a small black dot crossing the sun. (Lexington Herald-Leader)
- One of the rarest cosmic spectacles — Venus slowly crossing the face of the sun. Weather permitting, the transit of Venus will be visible from much of Earth — Tuesday from the Western Hemisphere and Wednesday from the Eastern Hemisphere. (Omaha World-Herald)
- Venus is crossing the face of the sun. The transit, which began at 3:09 p.m. PDT, will take about seven hours. To see a live stream of the event, click here. (33 KDAF-TV)
- (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images) The planet Venus, black spot, crossing the sun is photographed through a telescope at Planetarium Urania in Hove, Belgium, in this June 8, 2004 file photo. (Huffington Post)
- The first one had taken place on June 8, 2004. (Deccan Herald)
- People often say something is the chance of a lifetime, but this time they are absolutely right. (Denver Post)
- As Venus passes between Earth and the sun, its silhouette could be seen as a small dot slowly crossing the face of the sun. The last transit took place in 2004, but the next won't happen for another 105 years – in 2117. (Boston Globe)
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Venus crossing the sun
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