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Transit of Venus and Midnight Sun (June 6, 2012)

author: B.A.Tafreshi/Novapix

reference: a-cnj11-00074

Image Size 300 DPI: 48 * 14 cm

The motion of the midnight sun along the northern horizon is photographed above the Norwegian Sea in this photo sequence from northern Norway. The 6 June 2012 Transit of Venus is also recorded in this unique image. Similar to what could be viewed by naked eye (using a solar filter) Venus is barely visible as a black dot on the upper left of the solar disc. The Transit of Venus is a rare celestial phenomenon happens only twice in each century and the 2012 transit was the last of our time. The next transit arrives in the year 2117. At the imaging latitude of 69 degrees north the sun doesn't set in June and July. The never-ending days of the season is highlighted by midnight sun which glides close to the northern horizon, almost parallel to the horizon, a scene quite unusual for any visitor to the polar latitudes.

Keywords for this photo:

2012 - ASTRONOMY - COMPOSITE - HORIZON - LANDSCAPE - MIDNIGHT SUN - NORWAY - PLANET - STAR - SUN - TRANSIT - VENUS -