Transit of Venus

From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the once-in-a-lifetime sight of the transit of Venus, which won't be seen for another 150 years.

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Tue., June 5, 2012

Hong Kong stargazers use special sunglasses to observe the transit of Venus along the Victoria Habour in Hong Kong Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes and passing out cardboard eclipse glasses to view the once-in-a-lifetime celestial cameo of Venus passing in front of the sun.

Vincent Yu Associated Press
Venus passes in front of the sun, as visible from Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the once-in-a-lifetime sight of the transit of Venus.

Vincent Yu Associated Press
Venus, upper right, transits the sun as seen through a dark glass from Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the once-in-a-lifetime sight of the transit of Venus, which won't be seen for another 150 years.

Dolores Ochoa Associated Press
Venus begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the once-in-a-lifetime sight of the transit of Venus.

Vincent Yu Associated Press
Erin Kozakiewicz, center, and Steve Whelchel, right, use glasses while viewing the transit of Venus in front of the sun with the Oklahoma Astronomy Club's viewing at the Science Museum of Oklahoma on Tuesday, June, 5, 2012. From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the once-in-a-lifetime sight of the transit of Venus, which won't be seen for another 150 years.

Bryan Terry The Oklahoman
Caston Weeks, left, views the transit of Venus as it passes in front of the Sun through a special telescope called a "solar Newtonian reflector" with the help of Garry Noland, adjunct instructor of Astronomy at the University of Tennessee, at the Marble Springs State Historic Site near Knoxville, Tenn., Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Spectators gathered at the site to view the transit of Venus as it passed in front of the Sun.

Adam Brimer Knoxville News Sentinel
The transit of Venus in front of the sun is seen from Cape May Point, N.J., Tuesday June 5, 2012. From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the once-in-a-lifetime sight of the transit of Venus, which won't be seen for another 150 years.

Dale Gerhard The Press Of Atlantic City
A bird comes in to land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus, top left, begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra, India, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. People around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the rare sight of the transit of Venus.

Kevin Frayer Associated Press
Venus, lower left, begins to pass in front of the sun, during it's rare transit seen from Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. People around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the rare sight of the transit of Venus.

Aaron Favila Associated Press
Venus is seen passing in front of the sun in the clouds, in this image taken through a telescope, from Losevo village, north of St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. People around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the rare sight of the transit of Venus.

Dmitry Lovetsky Associated Press