Venus will be catching up to and passing close to Jupiter on March 13, making a great sky spectacle. Then Venus will be passing by the famous dipper-like cluster called the Pleiades on April 2nd and 3rd, which looks fabulous through binoculars.
Finally, the last Transit of Venus until the year 2117 will happen on June 5, when the silhouette of Venus moving across the sun’s surface can be seen with the proper filter. Larry Gerstman will explain these events and give you a preview using the Stellarium planetarium program.
