Almost 8 years ago exactly, Venus passed across the face of the Sun, in what would be the last Venus transit of our lifetimes. Yesterday we had a ‘near miss’, with Venus passing less than a solar radii above the Sun’s northern edge. (Image credit, MLSO K-Cor) 1/6 pic.twitter.com/y3hftlhljy

— Dr. Ryan French (@RyanJFrench) June 4, 2020