Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Live: Watching for Venus to Cross the Sun

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 5, 2012 is “Live: Watching for Venus to Cross the Sun,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA / SDO & the AIA, EVE, and HMI teams. The original explanation runs about 238 words.

Live: Watching for Venus to Cross the Sun
Credit: Image Credit: NASA / SDO & the AIA, EVE, and HMI teams Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Today Venus moves in front of the Sun. One way to follow this rare event is to actively reload the above live image of the Sun during the right time interval and look for an unusual circular dark dot.”

— APOD editors, June 5, 2012

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 5, 2012
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA / SDO & the AIA, EVE, and HMI teams
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 238 words

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