I got this shot of Venus passing in front of the sun while my own Venus was trying not to pass out from boredom in the passenger seat of my truck on the side of Highway 2 an hour east of Edmonton. This was a lucky shot on a very cloudy afternoon.

       The image  was taken through my grandpa's old Pentax 210mm lens which performs at 1.5 X on my new Pentax K5. Interestingly it was taken with no filter other than just the right amount of clouds. I believe I'm one of very few Edmontonians to see this event. Venus is the large spot near rhe top while many sunspots are also visible. Each is about the size of Earth. Makes you feel small.