Here is a picture i snapped of the Venus transit the other day. Because of my position on earth i only saw the last hour of it. I enlarged the picture below so that you could see the how tiny it looked in front of the sun. I wonder if this celestial spectacle affected earth more than just tickling peoples curiosity about our neighbors. We can thank Venus for giving us the final clue to where we are in the solar system and how far away we are from the sun. Another fact, is that the Mayans where terrified of it.
