Amazing Pictures of Venus Passing by the Sun

Source - Space Weather News for Jan. 11, 2014: http://spaceweather.com

VENUS AT INFERIOR CONJUNCTION: Today, Jan. 11th, Venus is at inferior conjunction. That means it is located almost directly between Earth and the sun. Around the world amateur astronomers are taking special precautions to avert eye damage as they photograph Venus passing by the sun in broad daylight.

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