(June 5th, 2012) Amazing footage captured by Nasa's observatory as Venus made it's way across the sun. This won't happen again until the year 2117. Good luck getting there! Awesome footage, enjoy liveleak.
(ABC News) It was a last-time-in-a-lifetime spectacle, one that only happens when Venus, the second planet in the solar system, comes directly between Earth and the sun. Because of the complexities of orbital mechanics, there are two such alignments in a period of eight years -- the last was on June 8, 2004-- followed by a break of more than a century. If it was cloudy where you were today, you'll have to hang on until the next transit on December 10, 2117.(Click link for more info).
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/venus-transit-2012-watch-safely-damaging-eyesight/story?id=16499579#.T9ACOVKuWYU
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Once in a lifetime, literally. I got a shot of it too with a DIY filter (a DVD-R) and 200mm camera. http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/5940/56682834.jpg A bit of a scare when I accidentally bumped my filter for a split second and got flashed in the eye...note to self, secure any DIY stuff better.
Posted Jun-6-2012 ByBlind123 (9.10) 
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Good one! Love all of the SOHO shots! Thanks D
Posted Jun-7-2012 Bymarc1921 (1459.96) 
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It's amazing that they can detect planets on distant stars like that. Cool stuff.
Posted Jun-6-2012 Byplokiju (907.60) 
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@plokiju ...the Sun is not a "distant star".
Posted Jun-6-2012 ByNepean109 (1016.40) 
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I don't understand why the transit seems so fast. I thought Earth and Venus were rotating in the same direction so . . . the transit should have taken, what, days.
Cool though - the scientists will probably learn a lot from "seeing" the atmosphere of Venus through the Sun's light with different detectors.
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Transit time is 6hr 40min. This video has been edited for our pleasure.
Posted Jun-7-2012 ByKasmackba (368.48) Kasmackba View Channel Send Message
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Nice.
Posted Jun-6-2012 ByTongueboy (3090.54) Tongueboy View Channel Send Message
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Two questions. How close to the sun did it come and what was the total traverse time?
Posted Jun-7-2012 Bydownhill2400 (1325.08) downhill2400 View Channel Send Message
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@downhill2400 I got one answer using the hyper-link above. Transit time aprox. 6 hours 40 minutes.
Posted Jun-7-2012 Bydownhill2400 (1325.08) downhill2400 View Channel Send Message
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Crazy to think about how big the sun is...but even crazier to think that there are suns so big ours would look like Venus transversing them.
Posted Jun-7-2012 ByTheBlueLion (375.40) 
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I don't know if its an anomaly from the camera use but still. Its wild how the radiation is still visible through Venus at some points as it passes in front of the sun making it look transparent.
Posted Jun-7-2012 ByKatBusa3274 (94.64) 
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Also take a look at how many dark and hot spots are on the sun. We are still well within the solar maximum cycle. Quite interesting actually. Hopefully the upcoming fall and winter will be wild enough for more Auroras.
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I thinjk im more amazed by the sun in this video
Posted Jun-7-2012 ByJustchilln (21.70) 
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fake
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