Copyright 2010. The Associated Press. Produced by NewsOK.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Members of the astronomy club will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Science Museum Oklahoma for a live viewing of the transit of Venus across the sun. Experts say the event is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Sixty-six million miles away might feel a lot closer Tuesday.

Astronomy fans are in for a once-in-a-lifetime event next week as a transit of the planet Venus will be visible from Oklahoma.

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For more information about the viewing party, call 602-3760 or go to http://www.sciencemuseumok.org.

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Its orbit takes it across the face of the sun, making it visible from Earth as a small, black dot.

The Oklahoma City Astronomy Club will host a live viewing of the transit of Venus, starting at 5 p.m. at Science Museum Oklahoma, 2100 NE 52.

Club President Brad Ferguson said Earth won't be in a position to see the cosmic phenomenon again until December 2117.

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