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See Transit of Venus June 5-6, 2012 or Wait Until 2117
Venus will be passing between Earth and the sun on June 5-6 and will appear as a small black dot on the sun’s surface. It’s known as the transit of Venus and won’t happen again until 2117.
The two orbits of Earth and Venus are at a slight angle which means generally Venus passes above or below the sun. Transits occur in pairs and are separated by eight years, the last one was in...