Venus Transit

Well, Venus made its way safely across the face of the sun. The world didn't end (no thanks to the gong meditation masters)

I know, in this age of high-tech CGI and animations and HD graphics etc. the sight of Venus through the telescope as a black dot might have been underwhelming. Some of you might probably be wondering what the fuss was all about and whether it was worth missing out on your beauty sleep. But all I can say, is YES, it was most certainly worth it. How many people in the world can say they saw this? Just a handful. There was Venus - silhouetted against the fiery nuclear fusion explosion that is our sun - traversing its way on its orbit blissfully oblivious of our existence.

That black spot was Venus - our sister planet - baking hot and barren - but our sister planet all the same.

Those black flecks and blemishes that were the sunspots may have seemed unimpressive - but consider the fact that each one of those sunspots could swallow the entire earth. Those sunspots are associated with massive magnetic fields and intense coronal activity. And you got to see all of this with your own eyes (albeit with the aid of a telescope :)

Here are some awesome NASA images of the Venus Transit.