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The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus

Transit of Venus 2012: 1st and 2nd Contact

Published:   June 5, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:02:00

Experience the slow majesty of the transit of Venus, in which the planet Venus passes between Earth and the Sun. This transit was recorded in 2012 from Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. 

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transit of venus, solar viewing, solar flares, astronomy, space, science, live, webcast, sun-viewer, telescopes, Hawaii, Mauna Loa, observation

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