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Some of the Best Pictures of Venus Transiting the Sun

by Jamie Frevele | 10:19 am, June 6th, 2012

So, did you watch the transit of Venus last night? Did you look directly into the sun to watch it? Then, how are you reading this right now? In case you missed it, or didn’t have the proper filters for watching safely, here are some of the best pictures, provided by your friendly neighborhood internet.

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The Transit of Venus: Ignore All That Advice About Not Looking At the Sun (We’re Kidding)

by Jamie Frevele | 11:07 am, June 5th, 2012

It’s time for one of those rare instances when the planets and star of the universe align in a certain way that none of us will ever see again in our lifetimes. Unless we have time lords among us, of course. The transit of Venus, which means that we Earthlings will be able to observe Venus moving across the face of the Sun, is happening over the course of seven hours today (tomorrow for the Eastern hemisphere) and it won’t happen again until 2117. But how are we mere mortals supposed to observe such a thing when we’ve been told all our lives that looking into the Sun was bad? Here’s how you can look into the Sun. (But not the trap. Seriously, don’t look into the trap, Egon.)

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