A celestial event which last occured in 1886 completely slipped my attention. This morning, Venus transited the sun, a spectacular way to start the day by any account.
Of course, had I actually remembered to look for it, I would have been out of luck as the cloud cover today was abysmally thick. Check the link for some gorgeous pictures taken elsewhere.
Fortunately, the next chance is a relatively soon eight years from now. I’m already putting it on my calendar!