Tuesday I was in San Francisco gazing at the Sun through solar-filtered binoculars -- then it happened. The planet Venus crossed in front of our star.
For almost seven hours, the brightest planet in the sky went dark -- a jet-black disk against the bright Sun. This was the last time it will do so until December of 2117. No one alive today will get to view the next Venus Transit.
Altogether, I shot about 450 pictures of the event; my first -- and last -- attempt at Venus Transit photography. In the coming days and/or weeks, I'll share some more of the photos. But for now, the image that is burned in my mind is the one above: Dark Venus gliding in front of the Bright Star.
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