Transit of Venus

6th of June was the day of the Transit of Venus 2012. This transit is about Venus, Earth and the Sun coming in line with each other. In Wellington, it was very cloudy so we couldn't see the sun but this is what Auckland could see.

They could see the sun by using special solar glasses. They black out everything so you can only see the sun. St Benedict's School brought 30 glasses and missed out on seeing the transit but luckily the next day, it was bright and sunny so we could look at the sun with the glasses. The transit helps scientists find out how far it sun is to the earth by looking at different points. The next transit of Venus will happen on December 11th 2117 so I hope scientists can find out more about the distance from Earth to Venus.