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Clouds hide transit of Venus

By Our Staff Correspondent

A monk of Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala watching the transit of Venus across the sun through a telescope in Mysore on Tuesday.

MYSORE, JUNE 8. Cloudy weather and intermittent drizzle marred the event that millions of people were looking forward to. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view the transit of Venus was a near washout in the city.

Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala had installed a telescope to allow its students and the public to view the celestial drama in which Venus would appear as a small black dot traversing the Sun.

However, people were disappointed, as the sky remained cloudy till late afternoon. When the clouds eventually cleared, the enthusiasm to watch the celestial event had died down.

The Breakthrough Science Society had launched an awareness drive in schools and sold solar filters at a nominal rate to enable people to watch the spectacle. Dark glasses and X-ray sheets were in demand among those keen to witness the event. Though the event will occur again in 2012, it will only be partially visible in India. Tuesday's event was considered to be the best chance to view the celestial phenomenon.

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