Transit of Venus


By Jim Lattis | June 1, 2012

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Next week, we’ll be able to see one of the rarest of astronomical phenomena a transit of Venus. It’s the last one any of us will likely see since it won’t happen again until the 22nd century.

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Commentator Jim Lattis tells us why this celestial event is such a big deal.

Jim Lattis

Jim Lattis

Jim Lattis is an astronomer and the director of the UW-Space Place in Madison.
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