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Weather Blog: Rare Celestial Event The Transit of Venus

Weather Blog: Rare Celestial Event The Transit of Venus

Giovanni Paglioli took this image on June 8, 2004, from Centro Astronomico Neil Armstrong in Salerno, Italy. The transit, or passage, of Venus across the face of the Sun is one of nature�s rarest celestial phenomena.

by Mario Gomez

khou.com

Posted on June 4, 2012 at 10:20 AM

Updated Monday, Jun 4 at 3:51 PM

Don't miss this celestial event that is more rare than Halley's Comet. They are many ways to watch this event safely and they're outlined in the provided link. 

Here's everything you need to know about watching the upcoming transit of Venus on Tuesday. This great site has a count down timer and instructions on how to construct a viewer using binoculars. This is a once in a life time event that will not happen again for over a century. Please follow the safety precautions and happy viewing from space city Houston!

www.space.com/14568-venus-transits-sun-2012-skywatching.html

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