On June 5 2012, Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) collected images of the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. This event lasted approximately 6 hours and happens in pairs eight years apart, which are separated from each other by 105 or 121 years. The last transit was in 2004 and the next will not happen until 2117.
Credit : NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO ; Animators : Tom Bridgman (GST) (Lead), Scott Wiessinger (USRA) ; Video Editor : Scott Wiessinger (USRA) ; Producer : Scott Wiessinger (USRA) ; Project and Technical Support : Swarupa Nune (Vantage) ; Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets : SDO, SDO/HMI/Continuum, SDO/AIA/171 Filter, SDO/AIA/304 Filter
2012-06-05
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