Photo taken in Southern California, US, by Bill Pinnell with a special solar telescope.

Venus nearing the sun, as it preps to leap towards transit.

Beautiful shot of the Venus transit right near sunset. Courtesy of reddit user kurtkaboom.

Stevie Driscoll holds the reflected image of the Sun in Toronto, Canada. Photo: Adrian Philp

Venus moves to pass across the sun, in this image captured by Japan's Hinode satellite.

The view from Mount Penteli near Athens, Greece.

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Venus in a palm. Photo by reddit user omenmedia.