... M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules . 14.06.2012 . In 1716, English astronomer Edmond Halley noted, "This is but a little Patch, but it shews itself to the naked Eye, when the Sky is serene and the Moon absent." ... A Venus Transit Over the Baltic Sea . ... As the Sun rose over the Baltic.. ... What's that black dot moving across the Sun? Venus. ... As its June 6 2012 transit begins Earth's sister planet crosses the edge of the Sun in this stunning view from the Hinode spacecraft. ...