Residents to Gather at Ferndale Library Tonight for Venus Transit

Interested in watching a celestial event that won't occur again for 105 years? You can join with other local residents to watch the tonight at the .

Sky & Telescope Magazine says the Venus Transit will be visible on the East Coast from 6:04 to 6:21 pm on Tuesday, as the second planet in the solar system crawls across the surface of the sun making an epic journey called the Transit of Venus.

Ferndale resident Kevin Deegan-Krause said a group of area residents will gather at the library from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday to view the Venus Transit on the NASA live feed.

Those who attend can also go outside and stare down Nine Mile Road - "actually a long unobstructed view," Deegan-Krause said.

Find out more about the gathering here.

After the event, residents can stick around to attend a meeting of a science fiction book club, which Deegan-Krause said is currently seeking new members.

The next Venus Transit won't occur until Dec. 11, 2117, according to NASA, which has calculated the next 2,000 years worth of transits.

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