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For release: 06/04/04
Release #: N04-006
On Tuesday, June 8, the silhouette of the planet Venus will cross the face of the Sun. Known as a transit of Venus, it is among the rarest of planetary alignments. News media interested in interviewing a NASA space scientist about this historic event should contact Steve Roy.
What: On Tuesday, June 8, the silhouette of the planet Venus will cross the face of the Sun, an occurrence not seen from Earth since 1882. News media are invited to interview a NASA space scientist about this historic event.
Known as a transit of Venus, it is among the rarest of planetary alignments. Since the invention of the telescope, only six such events have occurred — in 1631, 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874 and 1882. After 2004, the next transit will occur in 2012.
The 2004 transit will be visible from locations including Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and eastern North and South America . In Huntsville, Ala., with an unobscured view of the Eastern horizon, the transit of Venus will be viewable starting at sunrise at 5:31 a.m. CDT and continuing through 6:25 a.m. CDT .
Who: Interviews available by appointment with space scientist and astronomer Mitzi Adams of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville
When: Interviews Monday, June 7
Where: The National Space Science and Technology Center
320 Sparkman Drive in Huntsville
Located in Cummings Research Park, on Sparkman Drive between Bradford Drive and Lakeside Drive
To attend: News media interested in interviewing Adams should contact Steve Roy of the Marshall Media Relations Department at (256) 544-0034.
The National Space and Technology Center is a partnership among NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama research universities, industry and other federal agencies.
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