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In Focus: The Transit of Venus

Observers around the world (at least those who who were blessed with clear skies) were able to look up yesterday and view our neighboring planet Venus as it passed directly between us and the Sun. This rare event will not reoccur for another 105 years. Scientists used the six-hour transit as an opportunity to perform experiments, helping refine techniques to observe and measure distant exoplanets. Gathered here are images of yesterday’s event, seen from from orbit and from here on Earth.

See more. [Images: NASA/SDO, Reuters]

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    Just a happy reminder to all of you that missed the transit of Venus this year. You’re going to die before the next one.
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