Here's one of my many Venus transit fails. This particular fail was shot using a music cd (ZZ Top's Greatest Hits) as a filter, which wasn't quite dark enough, with an all-in 8x optical zoom.
Flare was mine enemy this day, but, made for at least one interesting, even if not visually acceptable, image.
Looks like Marvin The Martian shot one of his planet-destroying missiles at the Sun.
I understand Venusian transits make him angry. So very angry indeed.