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Venus began to cover the sun and can be seen clearly in New York on 5/6 (now U.S.). |
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Arctic region, western North America, East Pacific and East Asia is witnessing the phenomenon lasted about 6 hours 40 minutes, while the UK and Europe only see the end. |
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NASA image shows Venus passing the sun disk. This is one of the rare astronomical events and will not appear again in 2117. |
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Shadow of Venus passing the sun. This phenomenon occurs only when Venus lies between the sun, Earth and all three planets are on the same line. |
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Phenomenon of Venus passing the sun is visible on the west coast of Manhattan, New York. |
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In this photo provided by NASA, the shadow of Venus visible as it passes through the solar disk. |
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Indian children use eye protection and witness Venus passing the sun at Allahabad. In preparation for a rare astronomical event, the astronomers around the world mounted the telescope special. Venus is the closest planet to Earth No. 2 in the solar system. |
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New Yorkers use sight glasses enjoy a rare phenomenon in the High Line park. |
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The phenomenon Venus passing the sun appeared in 2004 and has been observed in London. |
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Beautiful scene when Venus passing the sun in 2004, in the town of Wakkanai, Japan. |