2012 Venus Transit (Photos & Videos)

A Venus transit took place on June 5/6 with Venus being visible as a tiny black dot moving across the sun.

Venus completely off the sun and backlit by only the corona, shot at the wavelength of 193 angstroms. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO

A Venus transit took place on June 5/6 with Venus being visible as a tiny black dot moving across the sun. The next Venus transit isn’t due until 2117. A transit of Venus occurs when the sun, Venus, and Earth line up in a perfect row, allowing observers on Earth to see the planet’s silhouette. Below are a compilation of photos and videos from the event.

Photo gallery with a sequence of images of the Venus transit, from the live feed by NASA’s Earth-orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory:

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