The second of two back-to-back unique astronomical events took place during the evening of June 5.
Early Monday morning, June 4, as the moon was setting in the western sky, the Earth cast a shadow on the moon creating a partial lunar eclipse. (See photos below.)
Durning the evening of June 5, Venus moved across the disk of the sun, which is called the "Transit of Venus". This is a very rare event, given the fact it won't happen again until December 2117!
Check out the NASA links below for more information.
|June 5, Venus Transit
Photo courtesy of Paul Brooks
|Partial Lunar Eclipse 6/4/12. Photo courtesy of Paul Brooks.||Partial Lunar Eclipse 6/4/12. Photo courtesy of Paul Brooks.|