Venus on the yellow Sun

Venus halfway across its path over the Sun (2012-06-06 01:16:35 UT). Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA

The image above was acquired by SDO/AIA instrument in visible light and shows the disk of Venus, halfway of its transit, projected on the solar photosphere. Groups of sunspots are clearly visible.

A cropping from the SDO/AIA full resolution image (4096 × 4096 pixel). Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA

Source: Solar Dynamics Observatory data archive