Transit of Venus at Sunset Over Kitt Peak

This ground-based transit image was taken at Kitt Peak in Tucson, Arizona.

Kitt Peak, located high above the Sonoran Desert on the Tohono O’odham Reservation in Tucson, Az., is home to the world’s largest collection of optical telescopes Kitt Peak is at an elevation of 6,875 feet above sea level. Image Courtesy of David A. Harvey

For more Venus Transit images, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/multimedia/venus-transit-2012.html