The Transit of Venus , literally a once in a life time event, was observed here in Verrado as well as other parts of the world. This , coupled with the two astronomical events last week, the annular eclipse and the partial lunar eclipse, made this one of the best weeks for observing and joining with neighbors here in Verrado. The planet's passing between us and the sun, served many other astronomical purposes. Confirming sizes and distances of planets in our solar system as well as refining further the discovery of planets beyond our solar system to name a few. Viewing the transit started at just after 3:00 PM here in Verrado and ended after sunset. Here's a picture taken at around 5:00 PM AZ time.
The black dot is Venus and the spots above the planet in the image are sunspots on the sun.
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