Transit of Venus

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Dates:	Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Hours:	5:30pm - 8:30pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:	see below
Category:	Special Events

Celebrate this milestone event as we watch Venus travel across our view of the Sun! This is the last time Venus will transit the Sun in our lifetime - the next occurrence is in 2117, 105 years from now. What is the history and significance behind this event?

Find this and more – plus receive a FREE pair of solar viewing glasses, safe for direct viewing of the Sun (while supplies last)!

Schedule of Events:
· 5:30-7:45 PM Direct solar observations in the observatory and outside (weather permitting)
· 5:30-8:30 PM Exhibit galleries open for self-guided exploration
· 5:30-8:30 PM Children’s activities with Discovery Center educators in exhibit galleries
· Continuous showing of Transit of Venus on plasma screens
· 5:45-8:15 PM Talks on the Transit of Venus (Function Room)
· 5:45-8:15 Transit of Venus show in the planetarium theater, alternating with:
· 6-8:30 Transits and Eclipses night sky show in planetarium theater
· 6:30 PM Reenactment of Captain Cook’s observation of the Transit of Venus by RP Hale with his antique telescope

COST

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$9/Adult $8/Sr & Student $6/Child

WEBSITE

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www.starhop.com/plan-your-visit/event-details.aspx?id=361

LOCATION

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McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Ctr, 2 Institute Dr., Concord, NH, 03301 map
Phone: 603-271-7827

From north or south: I-93 to exit 15 E (I-393) in Concord, NH. Take exit 1 and follow the signs to the Discovery Center parking lot. From east: Rt 4 W to I-393 W. Take exit 1 and follow the signs to the Discovery Center parking lot.Look for the 92' tall Mercury-Redstone Rocket at the entry! Parking is FREE!