In Photos: It’s 10 Years Since The Last ‘Transit Of Venus,’ Our Final View Until 2117 - Forbes

In Photos: It’s 10 Years Since The Last ‘Transit Of Venus,’ Our Final View Until 2117 - Forbes
One of astronomy's rarest predictable events—a transit Venus—last happened a decade ago today. It won't occur again until the year 2117. Here's what it looked like to the thousands of people who had the good fortune to be alive and in the right place at the r…
The transit of Venus on June 5, 2012 from Mauna Kea volcano, Hawaii captured by astronomer Tom ... [+] Kerss. This image taken with a small telescope shows the whole disk of the Sun, exhibiting quite… [+6887 chars] Read More



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