Visions Of Venus

  • Released Thursday, June 7, 2012
  • Updated Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 12:58PM
  • ID: 10965
Now for the good stuff! See unprecedented views of Venus crossing the sun.

Now for the good stuff! See unprecedented views of Venus crossing the sun.

Venus appears as a perfect black dot in this collection of SDO images captured at multiple wavelengths.

The NASA/ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory tracked Venus from May 31 to June 4 as the planet approached the sun.

Venus crossed the left limb of the sun, seen here at 304 angstroms, between 6 and 7 p.m. EDT on June 5.

Venus crossed the left limb of the sun, seen here at 304 angstroms, between 6 and 7 p.m. EDT on June 5.

Venus prepares to exit over the right side of the sun, shown here at 171 angstroms, following a transit of six and a half hours.

Venus prepares to exit over the right side of the sun, shown here at 171 angstroms, following a transit of six and a half hours.

Backlit by the sun, seen here at 193 angstroms, Venus completes its last transit until 2117.

Backlit by the sun, seen here at 193 angstroms, Venus completes its last transit until 2117.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory footage courtesy of NASA/ESA

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