At around 7am in Nicosia yesterday a handful of people on a rooftop were looking at a dot in the sun slowly moving as the planet Venus was passing directly between the sun and the earth.
Their counterparts are as yet unborn. The next Venus transit will occur in 2117.
Several people showed up at various points in the early morning at the Fakas Institute to take advantage of an offer to look at the sun and the spot that is Venus.
A telescope was set up to project an image of the sun on a sheet of paper and people also used special glasses to protect their eyes when looking at the sun.
And to reward the early risers, there were treats and coffees for everyone. The previous transit was in 2004.