Learn About the Transit of Venus
Date and Time
Friday May 25, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
May 25, 2012
7PM
Location
Frosty Drew Sky Theatre
Ninigret Park
Charlestown, RI
Website
Contact Information
401-364-9508
Description
Observatory Director Francine Jackson will lead us through centuries and explain why the event has been useful in determining the size of our solar system. We will see how the mathematics involved in the transit created a perfect way to learn the length of the astronomical unit, the yardstick for our neighborhood.
Printed courtesy of www.oceanchamber.org/ – Contact the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce for more information.
1 Chamber Way, Westerly, RI 02891 – (401) 596-7761 – info@oceanchamber.org