Venus Transit 2012 by jared99

Photography • Space • posted on Jun 05, 2012

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Venus Transit 2012 I was very worried about the weather, but it turned out to be very clear. Couldn't be happier with the outcome. Hope everyone who missed it due to weather or other reasons can enjoy it through all the pictures that will be posted on 'Rosity. Venus transits happen when that planet comes directly between Earth and the Sun. These events happen in pairs, once every (big number) or so years. The next transit occurs in 2117 or thereabouts, which means the last one (prior to our 2004 sister transit) occurred over 100 years ago. Lots of information is available on the web, so I won't drone on here... But NASA has a live feed going on right now covering the transit. It'll be going on until Sundown tonight. Venus itself is the big blob in the upper right corner, and the other little fuzzy blobs are various sunspots. We're entering an active period in the sun's 11-year cycle, so sunspots ought to be plentiful for several years. PS - Please don't look directly at the sun -- it takes special filters to protect your eyes and your camera.

Comments (18)

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morningglory

7:07PM | Tue, 05 June 2012

Awesome capture of this event. I just came here after watching it on the Nasa channel.

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FunkyShaman

9:33PM | Tue, 05 June 2012

WOW, you had an awesome set up! Stunning capture!

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jocko500

10:36PM | Tue, 05 June 2012

wonderful shot as i missed it

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ArtistKimberly

11:43PM | Tue, 05 June 2012

Wonderful work,

whaleman

12:35AM | Wed, 06 June 2012

That's an excellent shot! Wish I could have seen it but it was totally overcast here!

keyze

4:57AM | Wed, 06 June 2012

Very clear shot and it will not happen again for a hundred years. I think this is the best shot yet. Congradulations!

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DAVER2112

6:16AM | Wed, 06 June 2012

I missed it due to weather, But thanks for posting this wonderful image. It turned out excellent. :)

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shayhurs

8:48AM | Wed, 06 June 2012

Nice! Socked in here in Seattle, so I was suck watching NASA TV...

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marybelgium

2:12PM | Wed, 06 June 2012

wonderful !!! we couldn't see it in Belgium !!!

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knupps

5:16AM | Sun, 10 June 2012

Looks fantastic. Made a few shots myself from the southern part of Norway. Had a morning without a cloud, so I had a frontseat view.

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Richardphotos

10:37PM | Sat, 30 June 2012

outstanding capture .it was cloudy here but I got a nice sunset

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bakapo

8:02PM | Wed, 01 August 2012

an amazing shot. bravo!

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tommorules

4:30PM | Fri, 09 November 2012

I got up before dawn to try and photograph or view but the cloud refused to break - in the East. To the West was beautiful clear blue sky. Oh well, only another 93 years to wait! This new comet coming in 2013 looks promising though...

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Hendesse

2:17AM | Tue, 18 December 2012

Fantastic and very interesting shot. Thanks for sharing!

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tofi

8:25PM | Sat, 02 February 2013

This is a spectacular image! Thank you for sharing this with us. To be honest, I'm so out of the swing of things lately, that I had no idea... fascinating reality! What a superb capture.....

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