Photos: Transit of Venus
Transit of Venus
Credit: AFP/Getty Images
The "black drop" effect is seen as Venus begins to cross the sun's face as seen from the west side of Manhattan in New York. The optical illusion makes Venus appear to be "stuck" to the edge of the sun. (STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
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