Transit of Venus 6-5-12

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Transit of Venus 6-5-12

By: stephencobertSubscribe Channel: Weather & Scenery Location: Auburn, WA Tuesday, Jun 5 , 12 at 8:49 PM
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Rare transit of Venus occured today. Fortunately I found sunny skies over Auburn to take this photo while most of the state was cloudy and rainy. Opteka telephoto at 1200mm with solar filter. The next Transit will be in 105 years.
This video gives a nice explanation as to why this event occurs at alternating intervals of 8 years and 105 years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llbsMAuyI1Y

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