A Kent resident wants the community to be able to see the solar eclipse June 5.
Dave Armstrong is setting up several telescopes for public viewing in the parking lot of Albertsons at the intersection of 108th Ave SE and 208th Street in Kent. The event begins at 3 p.m. and continues past sunset.
Armstrong is a member of the Boeing Employees Astronomical Society (BEAS) and the Tacoma Astronomical Society.
“The event coming up is the transit of the planet Venus across the face of the sun,” Armstrong said. “This event happens twice in an eight year period, so if you miss it you have a long wait.”
The last solar eclipse was June 2004 and was not visible in Washington. The next eclipse is reported to occur in 2117.
For more information, call Dave Armstrong at 253-638-3118.
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