SDO's Ultra-high Definition View of 2012 Venus Transit - 171 Angstrom
NASA image captured June 6, 2012.
On June 5-6 2012, SDO is collecting images of one of the rarest predictable solar events: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. This event happens in pairs eight years apart that are separated from each other by 105 or 121 years. The last transit was in 2004 and the next will not happen until 2117.
Credit: NASA/SDO, AIA
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Nomis., AlbuqShutterbug, Veyronsam, kc0nlh, and 113 other people added this photo to their favorites.
AlbuqShutterbug (12 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
kathyturner1 (12 months ago | reply)
What an image - of such lightness and brightness and power and depth and turbulence. Congratulations,
Kathy
Shawn's Kitty (Busy Healing!) (12 months ago | reply)
i am so in love with these images. I'm glowing!
hilda145 (12 months ago | reply)
These are the wonders and marvelous creations of our Grand creator Jehovah!
dodagp (12 months ago | reply)
Majestic !!!!!!!
Cruceta (12 months ago | reply)
Amen hilda145! He is in control of all that power
walk_the_talk (12 months ago | reply)
whatever! This is science time not story time.
jaffles (12 months ago | reply)
Great details!
♥ Angel of light ♥ (12 months ago | reply)
incredible, like a ball of liquid gold
sure2talk (11 months ago | reply)
Truly incredible image. I got up before dawn to watch the transit but heavy cloud and rain made it impossible to see - so thanks for the pictures!
oןɹɐɔcarlo (7 months ago | reply)
Magnificent