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A transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth (or any other superior planet), becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk. During a transit, Venus is visible as a small black circle moving across the face of the Sun. Transits of Venus reoccur periodically.
In astronomy, planetary transits and occultations occur when a planet passes in front of another object, as seen by an observer.The occulted object may be a distant star, but in rare cases it may be another planet, in which case the event is called a mutual planetary occultation or mutual planetary transit, depending on the relative apparent diameters of the objects.
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Venus 23.3° East July 7, 2005 08:21:22 Mercury 1°38' south of Venus 25.8° East September 2, 2005 12:05:52 Venus 1°22' south of Jupiter 38.7° East October 6, 2005 07:01:37 Mercury 1°28' south of Jupiter 12.6° East October 29, 2005 16:11:20 Venus 11°08' south of Pluto 46,8° East December 31, 2005 15:55:12 Mercury 7°36' south of Pluto
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