News | May 29, 2012
Last Chance to View Venus Transit Our Sun!
On June 5 2012, SDO collected images of the rarest predictable solar event-the transit of Venus across the face of the sun.
The transit of Venus across our Sun for about 7 hours (begining 6:09 PM Eastern US on June 5th) is an astronomical event that will not occur again until 2117. To take advantage of the transit, NASA will be filming and archiving the transit from the Solar Dynamic Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Mauna Kea, and live from locations around the globe. To find out more about over 350 events, Venus transit educational materials, videos, and tips on safe solar viewing, visit:
http://venustransit.nasa.gov
You are encouraged to register your own event and join the fun telling the public about planetary science. To watch the planned events LIVE from around the globe, watch NASA TV or live web streams at:
http://venustransit.nasa.gov/webcasts/nasatv
