Science Source Stock Photo - Midnight Sun with Transit of Venus, 2012

Midnight Sun with Transit of Venus, 2012

Description: Planet Venus appears as a black dot against the disc of the sun during its transit of June 6, 2012, photographed from northern Norway during the midnight sun. At this latitude (69 degrees north) the sun does not set throughout the month of June. The midnight sun glides close to the northern horizon but never sinks beneath it. A few sunspots are also visible as smaller pale dots. The transit of Venus is a rare celestial phenomenon, occuring only twice in each century; the 2012 transit was the last of our time. The next transit happens in the year 2117.

Credit:

Babak Tafreshi/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2478291

Legacy Identifier: BV3365

Type: Image

Size: 3200px × 1916px (~17 MB)

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