(Raw Video) Transit of Venus 2012
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(Raw Video) Transit of Venus 2012

Washington : DC : USA | Jun 06, 2012 at 11:57 AM PDT
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(Raw Video) Transit of Venus 2012

The transit of Venus started at 22:09 UTC on June 5, 2012 and ended at 04:49 UTC on June 6, 2012. The planet Venus appeared as a small dark spot moving across the face of the Sun.

Transits of Venus always occur in pairs, eight years apart. The previous transit occurred in June 2004. The next pair of transits will occur in December 2117 and December 2125.

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