Coming to a night sky near you, the Venus transit of the sun. On June 5 at sunset you can watch Venus transit across the sun at sunset. This will be the last time you can watch the Venus transit until 2117! There will be many star parties going on that evening at astronomy clubs and colleges in many different cities. If you decide to catch a glimpse of the transit in your backyard, make sure that you have special glasses that are made for looking at the sun. Do not look at the sun without proper eye protection, and sunglasses are NOT proper eye protection. There are a lot of websites selling eye protection for the transit, most costing less than five dollars. I found a site here that has a ton of good information on the transit. Read the safety section and grab your kids, it should be a fun event. I just hope the clouds stay away.
Trevor
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