Venus will pass in front of the sun this evening.  It’s called the Transit of Venus and it’s the last time this will be visible for more than 100 years. Sheldon Schafer is the planetarium director at Lakeview Museum and is an astronomy professor at Bradley University. He says the planetarium is offering telescopes and family friendly activities for viewing the transit, or there’s the more independent option:

"Using eclipse shades, which are the only safe eye protection and we've got several thousand, you can be anywhere. But realize that it's just a tiny dot relative to the sun. The sun isn't that big in the sky. People with normal vision will be able to detect the dot. If you don't have good distance vision, you probably won't be able to see it through the eclipse shades," says Schafer.

The transit will be visible from about 5:00 to sunset this evening provided it’s not excessively cloudy or raining. The Lakeview Museum gift store is selling eclipse shades for two dollars. Lakeview will also have a band for playing the John Phillips Sousa Transit of Venus March.