{"id":12050,"date":"2012-06-06T09:31:08","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T14:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/?p=12050"},"modified":"2012-06-06T10:40:49","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T15:40:49","slug":"in-photos-the-transit-of-venus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/","title":{"rendered":"In Photos (and Video): The Transit of Venus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12050 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/venus-transit-across-the-sun-4\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145776291-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145776291-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145776291-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145776291-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145776291-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145776291.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12066'>\n\t\t\t\tThe NASA SDO satellite captures a ultra-high definition image of the Transit of Venus across the face of the sun at on June 5, 2012 from space. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/a-boy-along-with-others-wears-special-go\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145773803-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145773803-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145773803-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145773803-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12051'>\n\t\t\t\tA boy along with others wears special goggles to watch Venus crossing the sun&#8217;s face on June 5, 2012 in College Park, Maryland. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/last-transit-of-venus-across-the-sun-seen-from-southern-california\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780188-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780188-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780188-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780188-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12070'>\n\t\t\t\tThe planet Venus passes before the sun, a very rarely-seen event, on June 5, 2012 near Orange, California. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/a-astronomy-enthusiast-using-his-mobile\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786173-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786173-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786173-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786173-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12068'>\n\t\t\t\tA astronomy enthusiast using his mobile phone, takes a photo of Venus sliding across the sun, off a projection, from a weather observatory in Manila. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/venus-top-r-viewed-as-a-small-black-do\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786191-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786191-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786191-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786191-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12069'>\n\t\t\t\tVenus (top R) viewed as a small black dot, passes across the sun in the sky of Rome early on June 6, 2012. Sky-gazers around the world held up their telescopes and viewing glasses June 6, to watch Venus slide across the sun &#8212; a rare celestial phenomenon that will not happen again for more than 100 years.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/new-yorkers-gathers-to-watch-venus-transit-across-the-sun\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145771414-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145771414-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145771414-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145771414-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12067'>\n\t\t\t\t Davinia Troughton and Joshua Howes wear special goggles to observe the Transit of Venus from the High Line park in New York City.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/venus-transit-across-the-sun-3\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145776290-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145776290-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145776290-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145776290-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12065'>\n\t\t\t\tThe last transit was in 2004 and the next pair of events will not happen again until the year 2117 and 2125. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/israelis-children-use-tinted-glasses-to\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786060-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786060-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786060-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145786060-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12062'>\n\t\t\t\tIsraeli children use tinted glasses to watch the transit of Venus across the face of the sun in the Israeli coastal Mediterranean city of Tel Aviv. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/venus-transit-across-the-sun-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145772220-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145772220-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145772220-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145772220-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12064'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother NASA image of the transit of Venus.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/a-boy-looks-through-a-telescope-on-june\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145782847-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145782847-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145782847-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145782847-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12060'>\n\t\t\t\tA boy looks through a  telescope to see Venus  transit across the Sun at the Obuda observatory in Budapest. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/venus-l-viewed-as-a-small-black-dot-p\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145785740-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145785740-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145785740-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145785740-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12061'>\n\t\t\t\tSky-gazers around the world held up their telescopes and viewing glasses June 6, to watch Venus slide across the sun &#8212; a rare celestial phenomenon that will not happen again for more than 100 years. Other small dots on the right of the photo are called sun spots.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/amanda-fear-l-and-sebastian-paquet-wea\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780650-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780650-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780650-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780650-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12059'>\n\t\t\t\tAmanda Fear (L) and Sebastian Paquet wear solar viewing glasses as they share a rare kiss as the planet Venus transitsacross the face of the sun at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/a-man-uses-his-iphone-to-photograph-the\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780411-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780411-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780411-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780411-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12057'>\n\t\t\t\tA man uses his iPhone to photograph the planet Venus passing in front of the sun from a live feed from the coelostat telescopes at  the Griffith Observatory, one of the largest and most-visited public solar observatories in the world,  in Los Angeles, California\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/a-man-in-singapore-uses-special-glasses\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780578-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780578-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780578-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145780578-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12058'>\n\t\t\t\tA man in Singapore uses special glasses to watch the transit of Venus across the surface of the Sun.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/the-transit-of-venus-is-seen-making-its\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145773827-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145773827-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145773827-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145773827-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12052'>\n\t\t\t\tThe transit of Venus is seen making its way across the Sun off a screen at Caltech in Pasadena showing NASA&#8217;s live feed from Hawaii \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/an-indian-women-in-new-delhi-uses-specia\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145778537-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145778537-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145778537-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145778537-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12055'>\n\t\t\t\tAn Indian women in New Delhi uses special glasses and filters to observe Venus as it passes in front of the Sun.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/last-transit-of-venus-across-the-sun-seen-from-southern-california-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145779957-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145779957-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145779957-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145779957-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12071'>\n\t\t\t\tThe transit of Venus involves the planet Venus crossing in front of the sun. The last time it was seen in California was 1882 and the next pair of events will not happen again until the year 2117 and 2125. The transit of Venus across the sun has been seen only seven times since the telescope was invented. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/06\/in-photos-the-transit-of-venus\/a-pakistani-man-in-islamabad-uses-an-x-r\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145778003-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145778003-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145778003-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/files\/2012\/06\/145778003-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12054'>\n\t\t\t\tA Pakistani man in Islamabad uses an X-ray to observe Venus as it passes in front of the Sun.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It was an event so rare it <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/06\/04\/venus-in-transit-how-to-witness-a-rare-astronomical-event\/\">won&#8217;t happen again for over a hundred years<\/a>. The<a href=\"http:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/last-transit-of-venus-in-21st-century-will-happen-in-june-2012\"> transit of Venus<\/a> took place Tuesday, a celestial phenomenon\u00a0where the planet passes in front of the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>The transit was witnessed by sky-watchers across the world. And in case you missed it, we&#8217;ve assembled photos of the event taken from places as far as Israel and Singapore, as well as some fantastic images from NASA satellites. You can see the images in the slideshow above.<\/p>\n<p>And after the jump, a fantastic time-lapse video of the transit by NASA:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Z9rM8ChTjY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was an event so rare it won&#8217;t happen again for over a hundred years. The transit of Venus took place Tuesday, a celestial phenomenon\u00a0where the planet passes in front of the Sun. The transit was witnessed by sky-watchers across the world. 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