Venus is silhouetted as it crosses in front of the sun as it sets behind the Kansas City, Mo. skyline Tuesday, June 5, 2012. From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the once-in-a-lifetime sight of the transit of Venus, which won't be seen for another 105 years. Photo: Charlie Riedel / APVenus is silhouetted as it crosses in front of the sun as it sets...
South Korean woman wears a mask of hero character with special glasses on, observes the transit of venus at National Science Museum in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. From the U.S. to South Korea, people turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the rare sight of the transit of Venus. The next one won't be for another 105 years. Photo: Lee Jin-man / APSouth Korean woman wears a mask of hero character with special...
Amanda Brown watches the transit of Venus at University of Alaska Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. She placed crystals on her body, she said, to recharge them with good energy. Through protective glasses and telescopes, viewers could see the silhouette of Venus as it passed in front of the sun, an event that won't happen again for more than a century. Photo: The Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester / APAmanda Brown watches the transit of Venus at University of Alaska...
Hong Kong stargazers use telescopes to observe the transit of Venus along the Victoria Habour in Hong Kong Wednesday, June 6, 2012. From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the rare sight of the transit of Venus. The next one won't be for another 105 years. Photo: Vincent Yu / APHong Kong stargazers use telescopes to observe the transit of Venus...
A man takes a photo of the Sun during the transit of Venus across the Sun as at the Universum Museum in the National University (UNAM) in Mexico City, Mexico, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Despite a very cloudy day, thousands of people gathered at the museum to get a glimpse of the event that will only be seen again in 2117. Photo: Dario Lopez-Mills / APA man takes a photo of the Sun during the transit of Venus across...
Spectators at Edgewater Park in Cleveland watch the sun set as the planet Venus crosses the upper right portion of the star, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The next transit of Venus won't be for another 105 years. Photo: Mark Duncan / APSpectators at Edgewater Park in Cleveland watch the sun set as the...
Venus moves across the sun, Tuesday, June 5, 2012, from Simi Valley, Calif. Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes and passing out cardboard eclipse glasses to view the once-in-a-lifetime celestial cameo of Venus passing in front of the sun. Photo: Mark J. Terrill / APVenus moves across the sun, Tuesday, June 5, 2012, from Simi...
Venus moves across the sun, Tuesday, June 5, 2012, from Simi Valley, Calif. Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes and passing out cardboard eclipse glasses to view the once-in-a-lifetime celestial cameo of Venus passing in front of the sun. Photo: Mark J. Terrill / APVenus moves across the sun, Tuesday, June 5, 2012, from Simi...
Jose Borrero, of Grand Rapids, adjusts his telescope to watch the transit of Venus from the top of the Grand Rapids Public Museum parking garage, Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in Grand Rapids, Mich. "It's a cool event," he said. Borrero is a member of the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association. ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT Photo: The Grand Rapids Press, Cory Morse / APJose Borrero, of Grand Rapids, adjusts his telescope to watch the...
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 on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The next transit of Venus won't be for another 105 years. Photo: NASA/Solar Dynamic Observatory / APThis image provided by NASA shows the Solar Dynamic Observatory's...
Carson Clemmons looks through a telescope at the planet Venus as it transits across the the sun Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in the parking lot at Decatur Heritage Christian School in Decatur, Ala. This is the last transit of Venus viewable from Earth for over 100 years. Photo: The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr. / APCarson Clemmons looks through a telescope at the planet Venus as it...
A visitor photographs a live image of Venus moving past the sun showing through a coelostat at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The next transit of Venus won't be for another 105 years. Photo: Jae C. Hong / APA visitor photographs a live image of Venus moving past the sun...
G.T. Weeks, wearing special glasses, is among the crowd gathered at Mt. Trashmore in Virginia Beach, Va. to watch the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The next transit of Venus won't be for another 105 years. MAGS OUT Photo: Virginian-Pilot, Amanda Lucier / APG.T. Weeks, wearing special glasses, is among the crowd gathered at...
A bird comes into land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus, top left, begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra, India, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. People around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the rare sight of the transit of Venus. Photo: Kevin Frayer / APA bird comes into land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj...
