The Transit of Venus, one of the rarest of predictable astronomical phenomena, takes place when the planet passes directly between the Earth and Sun. TIME takes a look at photographs from the once-in-a-lifetime event.
The Transit of Venus: Photographs from a Rare Celestial Event
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Local residents watch the transit of the planet Venus across the face of the Sun in the village of Kvetnov near Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic, June 6, 2012. The last transit was in 2004.
