Transit of Venus in India, next time after 105 years

A very special and rare celestial spectacle, transit of Venus, the first and last for all the people on this earth, unfolded in the morning sky allover India on Wednesday, enthralling the astro enthusiasts.

Scientists as well as amateur astronomers are enjoying the amazing creation of the transit of Venus, looking up to the skies to watch a dark black spot slide over the surface of the Sun.

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Venus to cross between Sun & Earth today

One of the biggest celestial events the “Venus Transit” will held on Tuesday, that will happen once-in-a-lifetime when Venus passing in front of the sun, directly between the sun and Earth.

All the astronomic lovers are in wait to see the rare transit that will come after a huge waiting period of 105 years, in 2117.

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China, Japan, US to experience ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse 150x150 China, Japan, US to experience ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar EclipseAmazing scene of ring of fire around the surface of moon as it passes in front of the fiery globe will have to been seen in sky in next week as a partial solar eclipse in which the moon pass in front of the sun.

Since 1994, the event will be for first time in past 18 years that an annular solar eclipse will be seen in this weekend by millions of people in Southeast Asia and the western U.S. up to 4.5 minutes.

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Biggest solar storm ever to pound Earth

As a part of Sun’s normal 11-year cycle, the largest storms flare in five years. Is racing toward Earth and seems to disrupt utility grids, airline flights, satellite networks and GPS services, especially in northern areas.

As per forecasters, the sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects should start smacking more blasts Earth’s way around 4 a.m. EST today and the storm is growing as it races outward from the sun, expanding like a giant soap bubble.

However the flare effects could linger through Friday morning, as another set of active sunspots is ready to aim at Earth right after this. Joe Kunches, a scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colorado said, “It’s hitting us right in the nose.”

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