WATCH: 2012 Venus Transit From Ultra Hi-Def NASA Camera
Here's what the Venus transit looked like from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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A view of the June 5 Transit of Venus as viewed by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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If you missed Venus transit across the face of the sun last week — or just want a better view of it — check out this video, taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
The observatory's main purpose is to examine the sun's atmosphere and the video captures images about eight times better than HDTV, according to NASA.
On June 5, it captured the transit of Venus across the face of the sun, an event that won't happen again until 2117. The best views in the contiguous U.S. were in the west. For those of us in Ohio, this might be the best view we'll get.
Mike Trissel
9:31 am on Monday, June 11, 2012
Could somebody explain to me why it appears that in some of the "full sun view" shots that the sun is spinning, and in others it is not - or at a different rate? MT