Transit of the Venus is a rare eclipse during which the planet passes between the Earth and the Sun. The planet will appear as a black spot gliding across the fiery face of the sun, Nehru Planetarium Director N Rathnasree said today.
After June six, the next Venus transit will happen after 105.5 years in 2117, making this a lifetime's event, Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) Director C B Devgun said.
From the Earth, this phenomenon is seen when the Venus passes between the Sun and the Earth. It occurs in intervals of 8, 121