Gallery | Venus Transit 2012 | Deflated transit

This picture may take the prize for weirdest shot of the transit: the Sun looks squashed because near the horizon, atmospheric effects flatten it. If you've never seen a sunset quite this squishy, it's because you can't... at least, not from Earth. This picture was taken by astronaut Don Petit aboard the International Space Station! It was one of hundreds he took; click the link to see many, many more. 

Credit: NASA

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