The rare celestial event of Venus transiting sun that took place on Tuesday, could not be properly covered by the NASA scientists due to a miscreant Australian roadworker, claims report.
According to the NewsCore, the said worker detached a fiber-optic cable during roadworks about 10 miles south of Mataranka that not only cut off Internet and telephone services across the region but also prevented scientists from covering the live footage of the once-in-a-lifetime event. The cable could not be repaired until 3:00pm local time Wednesday, reported a spokeswoman for telecommunications company Telstra to The Northern Territory News, while the transition event was expected to happen at 2:03pm.
"They're transmitting to NASA because they are in the best position in the world to see it," Telstra spokeswoman Jane DeGault said. "They are understandably upset. Let's hope these services will be restored and some transmission can be sent to NASA," he further added.
Venus, one of the brightest objects of our universe, crossed the Sun on Tuesday a little after 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Experts stated that until sunset everyone will have an opportunity to witness the transit of Venus, which will take place again after 105 years, in 2117.
Check out the moments of the celestial spectacle captured by the NASA scientists:
