When Venus stepped on the Sun

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Updated On Jun 06, 2012 08:52 pm IST

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Planet Venus is pictured during the transit across the Sun in New Delhi. HT/Jasjeet Plaha

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Planet Venus is pictured during the transit across the Sun in New Delhi. HT/Jasjeet Plaha

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A seagull is silhouetted infront of the sun where planet Venus (black spot up right) crossed the face of the star at sunrise in Malmoe, southern Sweden. AFP/Johan Nilsson

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A seagull is silhouetted infront of the sun where planet Venus (black spot up right) crossed the face of the star at sunrise in Malmoe, southern Sweden. AFP/Johan Nilsson

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People watch projection of the transit of Venus against the Sun, at IP Extension in New Delhi. HT/Sunil Saxena

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People watch projection of the transit of Venus against the Sun, at IP Extension in New Delhi. HT/Sunil Saxena

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Transit of Venus being viewed by people in Noida. HT/Sunil Ghosh

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Transit of Venus being viewed by people in Noida. HT/Sunil Ghosh

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A bird comes into land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra. AP Photo/Kevin Frayer

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A bird comes into land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra. AP Photo/Kevin Frayer

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The planet Venus can be seen on its transit of the Sun, from New Delhi. Reuters Photo/Adnan Abidi

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The planet Venus can be seen on its transit of the Sun, from New Delhi. Reuters Photo/Adnan Abidi

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Venus is silhouetted as it crosses in front of the sun as it sets behind the Kansas City. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

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Venus is silhouetted as it crosses in front of the sun as it sets behind the Kansas City. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

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Venus passes in front of the sun, as visible from Hong Kong. AP Photo/Vincent Yu

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Venus passes in front of the sun, as visible from Hong Kong. AP Photo/Vincent Yu

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Handout image courtesy of NASA shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun. The transit won't occur again until 2117. Reuters/NASA/AIA

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Handout image courtesy of NASA shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun. The transit won't occur again until 2117. Reuters/NASA/AIA

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Clouds partially obscure the sun during the transit of Venus as seen from Riverside Park on the west side of Manhattan in New York. AFP Photo/Stan Honda

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Clouds partially obscure the sun during the transit of Venus as seen from Riverside Park on the west side of Manhattan in New York. AFP Photo/Stan Honda

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Venus begins to cross the sun's face during the transit of Venus as seen from the west side of Manhattan in New York. AFP Photo/Stan Honda

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Venus begins to cross the sun's face during the transit of Venus as seen from the west side of Manhattan in New York. AFP Photo/Stan Honda

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Handout image courtesy of NASA shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun. The transit won't occur again until 2117. Reuters/NASA/AIA

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Handout image courtesy of NASA shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun. The transit won't occur again until 2117. Reuters/NASA/AIA

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Handout image courtesy of NASA shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun. Reuters/NASA/AIA

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Handout image courtesy of NASA shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun. Reuters/NASA/AIA

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Venus begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from New York. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

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Venus begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from New York. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

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In this photo made using a red filter, Venus begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from from Overland Park. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

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In this photo made using a red filter, Venus begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from from Overland Park. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

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Venus passes across the sun as seen from Gwacheon, south of Seoul. One of the rarest astronomical events that won't occur again until 2117. Reuters Photo/Kim Hong-Ji

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Venus passes across the sun as seen from Gwacheon, south of Seoul. One of the rarest astronomical events that won't occur again until 2117. Reuters Photo/Kim Hong-Ji

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The transit of Venus is seen making its way across the Sun off a screen at Caltech in Pasadena showing NASA's live feed from Hawaii. AFP Photo/Frederic J. Brown

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The transit of Venus is seen making its way across the Sun off a screen at Caltech in Pasadena showing NASA's live feed from Hawaii. AFP Photo/Frederic J. Brown

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The planet Venus in its transit across the face of the sun is seen from Los Angeles, California. AFP Photo /Joe Klamar

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The planet Venus in its transit across the face of the sun is seen from Los Angeles, California. AFP Photo /Joe Klamar

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Venus is silhouetted as it orbits between the Sun and the Earth during the transit of Venus seen from Hong Kong. AFP Photo/Dale de la Rey

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Venus is silhouetted as it orbits between the Sun and the Earth during the transit of Venus seen from Hong Kong. AFP Photo/Dale de la Rey

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Venus transit seen through the H-alpha solar telescope in New Delhi. Photo: Deepak Dogra/By special arrangement

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Venus transit seen through the H-alpha solar telescope in New Delhi. Photo: Deepak Dogra/By special arrangement

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A hobby astronomer points his telescope at the yellow disk of the rising Sun as he observes the transit of planet Venus in Ziegenhain near Jena, eastern Germany. AFP/Angelika Warmuth

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A hobby astronomer points his telescope at the yellow disk of the rising Sun as he observes the transit of planet Venus in Ziegenhain near Jena, eastern Germany. AFP/Angelika Warmuth

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