6 June 2012 Last updated at 05:15

Venus transit across the sun: Your pictures

Detailed image of the Sun with Venus in top right corner. Photo: Bill Pinnell

Venus has passed in a rare journey across the face of the Sun. Visible across the world, you have been sending us your pictures. While his wife celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in their back garden in Southern California, US, Bill Pinnell took this photo on a special solar telescope.

Stevie Driscoll holds the reflected image of the sun in Toronto, Canada. Photo: Adrian Philp

Stevie Driscoll holds the reflected image of the Sun in Toronto, Canada. Boyfriend Adrian Philp said: "I was reminded of something Neil de Grasse Tyson said: 'We are the Universe, made manifest, trying to figure itself out'. It was magical." Photo: Adrian Philp

Venus across the Sun as seen in Dallas, Texas. Photo: Justin Mangipano

Justin Mangipano in Dallas, Texas, took this photo with his dad Ryan's phone. "It was awesome" said the 12-year-old prospective astronomer.

Close up of sun with Venus on the edge. Photo: Balu Pulipaka

Balu Pulipaka in Indiana, US, took this at a public event. He said: "Nearly 400 people took a look at the transit through my telescope. In this picture, you are seeing the 'black drop effect' - a point of time during the transit when the planet's circular shape will appear to be distorted into a teardrop."

Large yellow Sun with clouds across it. Photo: Karthik Ram

Chennai in India had a good view of Venus crossing the Sun. Karthik Ram said: "It is indeed a special event in the sky, and every space enthusiast would not like to miss it."

Two images of the sun reflected in a cardboard box. Photo: Doug Urquhart

"What you're seeing is two images of the Sun, projected from a pair of 10 x 30 image-stabilized binoculars into the bottom of a cardboard box. Some sunspots are also faintly visible." Doug Urquhart took this photo in Connecticut, US.

Sun in partial shadow. Photo: Michael Inglis

Dr Michael Inglis, an astronomy professor in New York caught a glimpse when the clouds parted for just 10 minutes. "It's only a tiny thing against the Sun, but I was just blown away by it."

Yellow Sun with Venus is top right corner, Photo Gary Childress

Gary Childress in North Carolina, US, took this via a camera filter that was "like looking through a welder's mask".

Sunrise with Venus in the centre top. Photo: Spyros Skikos

The view from Mount Penteli near Athens, Greece. Spyros Skikos said: " In this photo we can see the eastern hills of Attica region and also get a glimpse of Evia Island further back. It was magnificent being able to watch such a once-in-a-lifetime event".

George Olcott in Kyoto, Japan has managed to see two solar events during his month-long trip there. Photo: George Olcott

Yellow sun with red aura amid clouds. Venus in top right corner. Photo: Richard Davis

Richard Davis captured this in Houston, Texas. He said: "My eight-year-old daughter got concerned that if she has children, they might not get to see the next transit because they’d be too old or have passed away and that made her sad. Strange how children think."

The Sun as seen reflected on a piece of paper. Photo: Elizabeth Hogan

The Sun as seen reflected on a piece of paper in Deniliquin, Australia. Photo: Elizabeth Hogan. You can send your photos to the BBC by emailing yourpics@bbc.co.uk. For terms and conditions visit bbc.co.uk/terms.

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