Transit of Venus under way for last time until Dec. 11, 2117

The Guardian - Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 at 7:15 PM
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Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes and passing out cardboard eclipse glasses to view the once-in-a-lifetime sight of Venus passing in front of the sun.

The transit of Venus – a planetary spectacle that won’t occur again until 2117 – won’t be enough to significantly block the sun’s light but it will give Earth’s closest star a moving beauty mark.

The transit is happening during a six-hour 40-minute span starting just after 6pm EDT in the US (11pm BST).

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6 Comments

  1. interesting
    June 8, 2012

    i might never see a transit in my life again becuase of DNO

  2. tehbeh
    June 6, 2012

    DNO allu could hv post that story since morning wi.. chh i miss out. Is morning time at work ppl does mostly read dno cos all other sites are blocked at work lmao

  3. jAH
    June 6, 2012

    Dominica bless!!!! transit

  4. hhmmm
    June 5, 2012

    :cry: missed it!

  5. dominican
    June 5, 2012

    Cool

  6. Dan Tanner
    June 5, 2012

    I saw it, from Douglas Bay. Just before sunset. Followed by a beautiful green flash. Beautiful, marvelous Dominica!

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