What's so Special About a Transit?

Venus is passing in front of the Sun on June 5th!
So What, you say?

Did you know that the Kepler spacecraft is watching distant planets pass in front of other stars every day? That's just one of the ways we're finding extrasolar planets!

See how with this activity.

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Astronomy clubs who regularly share the sky and the inspiration of NASA science with their communities.

A few of the Stars in the Night Sky Network:

	Westminster Astronomical Society, Inc. Modesto Junior College Astronomy Club Huntsville Amateur Astronomy Society

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