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Venus transiting the sun – in pictures

Transit Venus : ***BESTPIX*** Venus Transit Across The Sun
The SDO satellite captures an ultra-high definition image of the transit of Venus across the face of the sun from space Photograph: NASA/SDO/Getty Images
Transit Venus : A Nepalese man is silhouetted as Venus is seen in Kathmandu, Nepal
A Nepalese man is silhouetted as Venus, a black dot on the top left of the sun, is seen in Kathmandu, Nepal Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP
Transit Venus : A helicopter flies past during the transit of Venus over Tijuana, Mexico
A helicopter flies past in Tijuana, Mexico, as the planet Venus makes its transit across the sun Photograph: Jorge Duenes /Reuters
Transit Venus : A woman uses special glasses at the Vienna Urania observatory
A woman uses special glasses at the Vienna Urania observatory in the Austrian capital Photograph: Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images
Transit Venus : People look at the planet Venus during sunrise over Amman
People look at the planet Venus transiting across the sun during sunrise over Amman, Jordan Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters
Transit Venus : The transit of Venus is projected through a pair of binoculars in LA
The transit of Venus is projected through binoculars onto a piece of paper outside Griffith Observatory in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, California Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
Transit Venus : South Korean middle school students using solar viewers
South Korean school students using solar viewers watch Venus passing between the sun and the earth at the Gwacheon National Science Museum Photograph: Kim Hong-ji/Reuters
transit: A bird landing on the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, against the Sun and Venus
A bird landing on one of the spires of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, is silhouetted against the sun and Venus Photograph: AP/Kevin Frayer
Venus transiting sun: Venus transiting the sun in pictures
Indian children use cardboard eclipse glasses as they prepare to watch the transit of Venus in Allahabad, India Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
transit: A view of the transit from Sydney, Australia
A view of the transit from Sydney, Australia Photograph: Rob Griffith/AP
transit: Photographing the transit of venus at the Sydney Observatory in  Australia
A man uses a smartphone to photograph the transit of venus at the Sydney Observatory in New South Wales, Australia Photograph: Rob Griffith/AP
Venus transiting sun: Venus transiting the sun in pictures
Handout image courtesy of Nasa shows the planet Venus (top left) at the start of its transit of the sun Photograph: NASA/Reuters
transit: Venus is a dot on the rising Sun over the Baltic Sea at Kolobrzeg, Poland
Venus is a dot on the rising sun over the Baltic Sea at Kolobrzeg, Poland Photograph: Michael Probst/AP
transit: A Nasa composite image of various views of the transit against the Sun
A Nasa composite image provides various views of the transit against the fiery surface of the sun Photograph: Reuters/Nasa
transit: People watch the transit of Venus on the Hong Kong waterfront
People line up to watch the transit of Venus through a telescope on the Hong Kong waterfront Photograph: Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty
Venus transiting sun: Venus transiting the sun in pictures
Davinia Troughton (closest to camera) and Joshua Howes (next to her) wear special goggles to observe the transit of Venus from the High Line park in New York city Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Venus transiting sun: Venus transiting the sun in pictures
A closeup of Venus transiting the sun, courtesy of Nasa Photograph: Nasa/Reuters
Venus transiting sun: Venus transiting the sun in pictures
Astronomer Raminder Samra attempts to get the view of Venus crossing the sun using a shadow on a piece of paper and the telescope at the MacMillan Southam Observatory in Vancouver, Canada Photograph: Andy Clark/Reuters
Venus transiting sun: Venus transiting the sun in pictures
This Nasa picture shows Venus at the start of its transit of the sun Photograph: NASA/Reuters
Venus transiting sun: Venus transiting the sun in pictures
Welder's goggles and a homemade viewing gadget are employed by Venus-watchers at the High Line park in New York city Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Venus transiting sun: Venus transiting the sun in pictures
Hong Kong observatory curator Chan Ki-hung points at a screen showing the alignment of Venus and the sun as he addresses a press conference about the transit of Venus Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
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