The NASA Space Place Team has awarded the Amateur Astronomers Group a Certificate of Appreciation for encouraging science and technology education through our public events.
The transit of Venus is set to occur locally on June 5th, 2012. The next Venus transit won't occur until December 2117. Oliver Lee State Park is an excellent place to view the transit as it will be occuring from approximately 4:06 PM until sunset. The AAG is planning to have a series of telescopes trained on the event. For more information about the transit, click Here
FYI: The next Mercury transit isn't scheduled until May 9, 2016 (11:12 to 18:42 UT)
NASA's Curosity rover is set to touch down in Gale crater on Mars in August 2012. To learn more about the rover and its mission, visit NASA/MSL
The Amateur Astronomers Group is affiliated with the NASA Space Place Astronomy Club Partner Program. Check out the AAG Classroom page for fun links to NASA's Space Place website.
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