The increased distance causes the moon's apparent size to be smaller, so it doesn't block the entire face of the sun. (sciencedaily.com)
On the afternoon of June 5 in the United States, a small black dot will crawl across the blazing face of the sun in one of the rarest celestial events: a transit of Venus, when our sister planet passes between us and our star. (discovermagazine.com)
The hidden face of the sun» is the first public presentation of a group of photographs made... (dreamideamachine.com)