Century's last transit of Venus falls on June 6  

今年6月6日将现本世纪最后一次金星凌日

据广州五羊天象馆预测，今年6月6日上午，将出现21世纪最后一次金星凌日。中国东部地区处于全球观测本次金星凌日的最佳位置。

Guangzhou (CNS) -- The last transit of Venus during the 21st century will take place on the morning of June 6, and the best observation region will be east China, predicts Wuyang Planetarium.

A transit of Venus occurs when Venus, the Sun and the Earth fall on a straight line. The next close brush will await another 105.5 years, falling on December 11, 2117.

The transit can be observed across Europe, eastern Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America, and northwestern South America, and will last for more than six hours.

No device is needed to catch sight of the phenomenon, but a telescope will definitely perfect the image.