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Well, this Venus transit is a 'once in a lifetime' experience:
"On June 5, 2012, a unique celestial event will take place, never to be repeated in our lifetimes. The planet Venus will align itself perfectly between the Earth and the Sun. This rare alignment will allow Venus to be visible as it passes directly across the face of the Sun in an event that astronomers call a transit. The 2012 Transit of Venus will last nearly 7 hours, and it will provide an extraordinary viewing event for observers around the world. Unfortunately, this event is not well positioned for audiences in the continental United States and will only be visible to Georgia viewers for about 2 hours as the Sun sets in the west. An additional limitation in viewing the Sun is the danger posed to the naked eye, therefore special equipment and techniques are required to create a safe observing environment."
(For more, go to: http://www.ccssc.org/transit2012.html)

Further to this:
“With your help, this could be one of the largest astronomical webcast events on record. View the transit with the CCSSC team at www.ccssc.org/transit2012.html or by linking through our partners at NASA’s Sun Earth Day website, http://sunearthday.nasa.gov. “.
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