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World map show visibility of transit of Venus on June 5-6, 2012.

The 2012 Transit of Venus

On June 5th, 2012, Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again.

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Spectacular images from the Hinode spacecraft show the solar eclipse, which darkened the sky in parts of the Western United States and Southeast Asia yesterday. This image shows the sun 2 minutes after the start of the partial eclipse of the Sun.

Hinode Witnesses Solar Eclipse

Spectacular images from the Hinode spacecraft show the solar eclipse, which darkened the sky in parts of the world yesterday.

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The sun erupted with a coronal mass ejection traveling at over 900 miles per second.

More Eruptions from Active Region 1476

The sun erupted with an M-class flare that peaked at 9:47 PM EDT on May 17, 2012. A CME also burst from the sun at 9:48 PM EDT, traveling at over 930 ...

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Image of solar prominence eruption associated with M1.7 class solar flare.

Giant Prominence Erupts

On April 16, 2012 a giant prominence erupted from the left/east side of the sun in association with an M1.7 class solar flare.

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Eclipse Max As Seen From Hinode

View of Sun at maximum eclipse as captured from Hinode spacecraft.
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Solar Eclipse on January 6, 2011

Hinode captured this image of the January 6, 2011 solar eclipse.
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SOHO Captures May 16, 2012 CME

May 16, 2012 solar eruption with a coronal mass ejection.
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