You just can't understate how cool this photograph is

As lots of us have maybe heard, the transit of planet Venus is taking place today. People will be able to see the "tiny" planet Venus going across the Sun, between the Earth and Sun.

It's fascinating stuff.

What gets me about all this, are the pictures, like the one above, showing such a transit.

It blows me away showing the size and scale of Venus, compared to the Sun.

Sure, there's some distortion, naturally, because of the distances but still, it gives some better idea of what's out there and the sizes involved.

Incredible stuff, indeed.

Something I don't take for granted.

Brilliant.

Note: There's a great story on NPR's website, too, telling of how this transit of Venus figures in humankind's scientific development and when we first knew of it: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/05/154353521/how-the-transit-of-venus-helped-unlock-the-universe