About:    Don't miss the last Transit of Venus you'll see in your lifetime! The next one will occur in 105 years (2117)! A Transit of Venus occurs when Venus travels between the sun and the earth. It's like an eclipse, only Venus does not come close to blocking out the sun. The Transit of Venus will occur in the DFW AreaJune 5, 2012. 5:05pm-9:49pm. Read more in exSEL News: http://blog.uta.edu/exsel/2012/05/30/sel-exhibit-transit-of-venus-2012. WARNING: Do no look at it without solar lenses!

Date:   May/June 2012

Sponsoring Library:   Science and Engineering

Location:   SEL

Curator:   C.D. Walter

Discipline(s):   

• Science

Subject(s):   

• transit of venus
• astronomy

Photographs:   View Photos in Flickr