Galactic Event: Rare Planetary Alignment Next Week
June 5 and 6, Venus will cross the face of the sun for the last time this century.
Although astronomers and scientists don’t expect earthquakes and such as predicted by doomsday theorists, they do say that next week’s planetary alignment will be a rare sight. In fact, it will be the last time it will happen this century. According to NASA, the passage of Venus across the sun only happens twice in a century. It happened in 2004 and is scheduled again for June 5 and 6, 2012. Although the entire eclipse will be visible from certain countries, in the US it will only be visible as it begins on June 5. The sun will set before the event ends. Locally, one of the best seats in the house to witness the transit of Venus has to be on top of Stone Mountain from 5-8 p.m. on June 5. The park has partnered with the Atlanta Astronomy …
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