Wed, 06 Jun, 2012 - 08:48
From the US to South Korea, the eyes of the world turned skyward today for the rare sight of the transit of Venus.
The next time the planet travels across the sun will be in another 105 years.
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CourtsHeathrowPlace: VenusPlace: USPlace: South KoreaPlace: Mount HollywoodPlace: Los AngelesPlace: Griffith ObservatoryPlace: western USPlace: ArizonaPlace: MexicoPlace: EarthPlace: Venus’Place: HawaiiPlace: Waikiki BeachPlace: AnchoragePlace: MarylandPerson: Cindy CrawfordPerson: Don PettitPerson: SousaPerson: Johannes KeplerOrganisation: University of HawaiiOrganisation: NASA

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