Wayne State University holding public viewing event for the last transit of Venus of our lifetime
June 4, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT:
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Wayne State University is holding a Public Viewing Event for the last transit of Venus of our lifetime.
WHEN:
6-9 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2012
WHERE:
Roof top Observatory on the Physics Research Building, Wayne State University, 666 W. Hancock, Detroit.
MORE INFO:
This free event also includes:
- Direct and indirect viewing of the transit of Venus through roof top telescopes (weather providing) and through a projected NASA feed.
- Phantastic Physics demos including the Fire Tornado.
- Planetarium shows held at 6:45 and 7:45 p.m. in the WSU Planetarium, Room 0209, Old Main Building, 4841 Cass Avenue (a short walk from the Physics Research Building), including as part of each planetarium show, a full-dome, Transit of Venus video.
For further information, visit: http://physics.clas.wayne.edu/outreach/transitvenusevent.php
Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.
- Contact: Tom Reynolds
- Voice: (313) 577-2150
- Email: treynolds@wayne.edu
- Fax: (313) 577-4459
- Website: www.media.wayne.edu
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