Transit of Venus,2012. Venus (black) during its transit of the Sun from 5-6 June 2012. The transit occurred as Venus moved from left to right,with ingress occurring at around 22:09 UTC on 5 June and egress occurring at around 04:49 UTC on 6 June. This was the second of a pair of transits,with the earlier transit occurring in 2004. The next pair of transits will occur in 2117 and 2125. This image is from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory,an Earth-orbiting spacecraft launched in 2010 and used to observe the Sun. Here,the Sun and its atmosphere (not seen in visible light) is seen at a wavelength of 171 angstroms | |
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