On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 03:49:59 +0000, Henry Spencer wrote:

In article ,
Robert Casey wrote:
In particular, check the iamge taken at 11:07 UT --- no black drop
visible there.

I don't see any teardrops either. Must be an artifact of the human eye.

No, it has been photographed during transits of Mercury (which also proves
that it is not a result of Venus's atmosphere).


I saw a photo of it yesterday on someone's web site.