Para astronom bersiap-siap melihat transitnya planet Venus, fenomena yang sangat jarang terjadi untuk melihat planet ini lewat di depan Matahari dan bisa terlihat dari Bumi. Venus akan melakukan perlintasan ini pada 5-6 Juni — peristiwa ini baru akan terjadi lagi pada 2117.
Venus transits across the sun as seen over Hong Kong June 8, 2004. The transit of Venus, when the planet drifts across the face of the Sun as it travels between the Sun and the Earth, is so rare that no living being has ever witnessed the celestial event. Five transits of Venus have been recorded - the last occured in 1882. REUTERS/Bobby Yip REUTERS BY/SH
A combination picture shows the planet Venus as it transits across the face of the sun as seen from the Greenwich Observatory on June 8, 2004 in London. The rare astronomical event last occurred in 1882, while the next transit is due in 2012. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
Scientist Knud Jahnke, left, points to planet Venus, seen as a small dark dot on the projection by the solar telescope at the Einstein Tower at the Astrophysical Institute of Potsdam, eastern Germany, while explaining the planet's transit to visitors on Tuesday, June 8, 2004. The Venus passed in front of the sun between 6.20 and 12.22 GMT and was visible as a small black shadow. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner)
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Venus transits across the sun as seen over Hong Kong June 8, 2004. The transit of Venus, when the planet drifts across the face of the Sun as it travels between the Sun and the Earth, is so rare that no living being has ever witnessed the celestial event. Five transits of Venus have been recorded - the last occured in 1882. REUTERS/Bobby Yip REUTERS BY/SHA combination picture shows the planet Venus as it transits across the face of the sun as seen from the Greenwich Observatory on June 8, 2004 in London. The rare astronomical event last occurred in 1882, while the next transit is due in 2012. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
Scientist Knud Jahnke, left, points to planet Venus, seen as a small dark dot on the projection by the solar telescope at the Einstein Tower at the Astrophysical Institute of Potsdam, eastern Germany, while explaining the planet's transit to visitors on Tuesday, June 8, 2004. The Venus passed in front of the sun between 6.20 and 12.22 GMT and was visible as a small black shadow. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner)
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