20 Amazing Photos Of The Transit Of Venus

Yesterday, Venus passed in front of the sun, which won’t happen again for 105 years.

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A redditor described how he got this shot:

“Venus in transit today, telescope tracking the Sun, light in focus coming out of it’s 25mm eyepiece, projected onto my hand or paper or anything really, photo of my hand with a camera.”

Source: i.imgur.com  /  via: reddit.com

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Image by NASA / Getty Images

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Image by KIM KYUNG-HOON / Reuters

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Image by ANDREAS SOLARO / Getty Images

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Image by JACK GUEZ / Getty Images

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Image by Aijaz Rahi / AP

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Image by JOHAN NILSSON / Getty Images

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Image by Manish Swarup / AP

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Image by JAMAL SAIDI / Reuters

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Image by GENE BLEVINS / Reuters

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Image by MANAN VATSYAYANA / Getty Images

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Image by ALI JAREKJI / Reuters

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Image by STRINGER/MEXICO / Reuters

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Image by PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL / Getty Images

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Image by Kevin Frayer / AP

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Image by Kevin Frayer / AP

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Image by NASA / Reuters

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Image by NASA / Reuters

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Image by NASA / Getty Images

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Image by NASA / Getty Images