Rare Venus transit draws astronomers worldwide

Updated: 2012-06-06 07:38

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Rare Venus transit draws astronomers worldwide

Handout image courtesy of NASA shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun, June 5, 2012. One of the rarest astronomical events occurs on Tuesday and Wednesday when Venus passes directly between the sun and Earth, a transit that won't occur again until 2117. [Photo/Agencies]


Rare Venus transit draws astronomers worldwide

Handout image courtesy of NASA shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun, June 5, 2012. One of the rarest astronomical events occurs on Tuesday and Wednesday when Venus passes directly between the sun and Earth, a transit that won't occur again until 2117. [Photo/Agencies]

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