Chennai watches transit of Venus

Transit of Venus as seen in Chennai

Chennai: The passage of planet Venus across the face of Sun is once in a life time celestial event and many viewed it in Chennai, an official said on Wednesday.

"Over 5,000 people might have come and gone after seeing the celestial event here since morning. We made arrangements for the people to view the event thorough different telescopes," S Soundarajaperumal, joint director, Birla Planetarium told IANS.

Special arrangements were made for the people to watch the transit of Venus as watching it with naked eyes is injurious.

"While the school students enjoyed watching the event, Madras University students are doing their research," Mr Soundarajaperumal said.

People were also looking forward to view the visible sun spots.

The next Venus transit is expected to happen after 117 years.

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