Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Infinity crowd watches Venus transit

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Skywatchers gathered at Infinity Science Center Tuesday for an astronomical event that won't be seen again for 105 years. They took turns looking through two solar telescopes to see the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. The last time the celestial phenomena was visible from Earth was in 2004, but it will not be visible again until 2117. NASA's Infinity is south of Stennis Space Center along Interstate 10. (Source: Sun Herald, 06/05/12)