Hawaii will be one of the best spots to see the transit of Venus this Tuesday.

It is a rare planetary phenomenon where those on Earth can view the planet Venus trek across the sun.

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Mike Shanahan from the Bishop Museum said, "Although Venus goes between the earth and the sun more than once a year, it’s usually right above the sun or right below the sun.  So only roughly every century or so is Venus in the right position to be seen crossing the sun’s disk."

The event is so rare, the Bishop Museum, which is normally closed on Tuesdays, is hosting an open house just for the Venus transit.

Shanahan says he's gotten phone calls from far away as Tennessee interested in viewing the astronomical wonder.

You can view Venus’s transit between 12:09 p.m. to 6:42 p.m. Tuesday.

Never look directly at the sun without proper eye protection.  Sunglasses do not provide enough protection.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa will be hosting viewing sites on Oahu.  They include Waikiki at the end of Kalakaua Avenue, the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor and the Ko Olina resort at Lagoon 4.

Chaminade University will also be offering a special viewing of the transit of Venus Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Wiegand Observatory next to Kieffer Hall near the top of the campus on Waialae Avenue.