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TRIP PAST THE SUN Venus passes between Earth and the sun more than once a year on average, but because its orbit is tilted with respect to Earth's, a lineup precise enough to permit a transit is much rarer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Just Passing By | 5/31/2004 | See Source »

Best seats in the house The transit takes only about six hours. The U.S. has a partial view; the West Coast misses it because it happens there at night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Just Passing By | 5/31/2004 | See Source »

...rises, New England sees Venus two-thirds of the way through its passage. As you head south and west, less and less of the transit is visible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Just Passing By | 5/31/2004 | See Source »

...VENUS'S TRANSIT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Just Passing By | 5/31/2004 | See Source »

...view the transit safely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Just Passing By | 5/31/2004 | See Source »

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