http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/tags/andrielmesznik/ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:05:33 -0700 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:05:33 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/buddyicons/35067687@N04.jpg?1369154786#35067687@N04 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/tags/andrielmesznik/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/7344014532/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nasahqphoto/">NASA HQ PHOTO</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/7344014532/" title="Venus Transit (201206050002HQ) (explored)"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7095/7344014532_b4fe1131c8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Venus Transit (201206050002HQ) (explored)" /></a></p> <p>It appeared that New Yorkers were not going to be able to see the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun, but just before the transit was over the sun broke through the clouds and Liz Heller and Andriel Mesznik were able to catch a glimpse of the transit on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in New York. A transit of Venus occurs when the planet passes directly between the sun and earth. This alignment is rare, coming in pairs that are eight years apart but separated by over a century. The next Venus transit will be in December 2117. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)</p> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:05:33 -0700 2012-06-05T19:23:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (NASA HQ PHOTO) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7344014532 Venus Transit (201206050002HQ) (explored) <p>It appeared that New Yorkers were not going to be able to see the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun, but just before the transit was over the sun broke through the clouds and Liz Heller and Andriel Mesznik were able to catch a glimpse of the transit on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in New York. A transit of Venus occurs when the planet passes directly between the sun and earth. This alignment is rare, coming in pairs that are eight years apart but separated by over a century. The next Venus transit will be in December 2117. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)</p> NASA HQ PHOTO newyorkcity usa ny newyork nasa venustransit explored lizheller billingalls andrielmesznik http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en