Images: Earth watches Venus transit across the sun

[caption id=“attachment_333540” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“A visitor photographs a live image of Venus moving past the sun showing through a coelostat at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. AP”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_333541” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Venus is silhouetted as it crosses in front of the sun as it sets behind the Kansas City. AP”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_333542” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Venus, bottom, crosses the sun in Sydney, Australia. AP”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_333543” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“This image provided by NASA shows the Solar Dynamic Observatory’s ultra-high definition view of Venus, black dot at top center, passing in front of the sun. AP”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_333545” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Hong Kong stargazers use telescopes to observe the transit of Venus along the Victoria Habour in Hong Kong. AP”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_333546” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“People watch the transit of Venus across the sun with special viewing glasses outside the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. AP”] [/caption]

Images: Earth watches Venus transit across the sun

Skygazers across the world are in for a rare astronomical treat as the planet Venus moves across the face of the sun appearing as a small dark disc today. Images from across the world.

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