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2012 Transit of Venus Media
On June 5, 2012 at sunset on the East Coast of North America and earlier for other parts of the U.S., the planet Venus made its final trek across the face of the sun as seen from Earth until the year 2117.
This video shows the entire June 5-6, 2012 Venus transit as captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory in 171 wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA
Egress
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Venus' journey across the Sun comes to a close with egress at 04:15:10 UT on June 6, 2012.
