[Truth666]

For the record : one of the last actors to enter the stage before the final showdown

[BenLurkin]

The orbit of Venus is between that of Earth and the SUn. TYhat is why it crosses over teh Sun's disk when viewed from earth.

This illustrates the relative positions of the planets:

This is just kind acool. Obviously the planets are not all jumbled up like this:

[Truth666]

Compare the sun flares in the last frame (here) before Venus enters the scene ...

with that first frame with Venus totally on stage.