GOES-15 SXI Sees Venus Transit (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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The GOES-15 solar x-ray imager two day movie that includes the Venus transit. The view from GOES-15 SXI is unique in that it shows Venus passing in front of the Solar Corona, making the transit nearly 2 hours longer. The transit of Venus officially began at 2012-06-05 22:09 UTC and ended at 2012-06-06 04:49 UTC.

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