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The Sun is seen using three different wavelengths of ultraviolet light, resulting in a swirling mix of light and dark areas, including one large dark patch in the upper right half of the sphere. A small black circle is seen just inside of the 11 o'clock position, and that spot is Venus, making a 2012 transit of the Sun, passing in between Earth and our star.

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The Sun is seen using three different wavelengths of ultraviolet light, resulting in a swirling mix of light and dark areas, including one large dark patch in the upper right half of the sphere. A small black circle is seen just inside of the 11 o'clock position, and that spot is Venus, making a 2012 transit of the Sun, passing in between Earth and our star.
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SETI Institute (setiinstitute@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Aug-2024 03:57:40 JST SETI Institute

#PPOD: The dark spot is Venus crossing our parent star. The Sun was imaged in three colors of ultraviolet light by the Earth-orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory, with the dark region toward the right corresponding to a coronal hole. Hours later, as Venus continued in its orbit, a slight crescent phase appeared again. The next Venusian transit across the Sun will occur in 2117. Credit: NASA/SDO & the AIA, EVE, and HMI teams; Digital Composition: Peter L. Dove
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