Transit of Venus
What: Transit of Venus across the Sun viewing
Location: Waltham Common next to City Hall
610 Main Street Waltham, MA 02452
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The viewing will be canceled if raining or total overcast by clouds with no possible break.
If cancelled, notice will be posted by 4:30pm on June 5th, 2012 at this website
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To promote scientific curiosity in children and people of the Waltham area, and to watch a never-again-in-anyone-living lifetime event, a public viewing for the upcoming "Transit of Venus" on June 5th, 2012, 6:03pm to 8:00pm will be at Waltham City Hall near the concert stage.
Viewing times will be around 5pm after setup is complete (People can view any sunspots after setup until the transit starts).
Any persons with the proper viewing equipment for the sun are welcome to come and set up as well.
What is the Transit of Venus?
When a planet closer to the sun than the earth crosses between the sun and the earth, it will appear as a dark spot crossing the sun. This means the planet Mercury and Venus.
It is one of the rarest astronomical events that occurs regularly. The transit of Venus occurs twice, separated by 8 years, with a gap of another 104 years before the next pair. It is very unlikely anyone viewing this one will see the next one in 2117.
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