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Rare astronomical event will be \nvisible Tuesday \nThe astronomy department will hold a viewing of the transit of Venus from 5 to 6 a.m., Tuesday atop the Atwater Parking Garage.\nThe rare astronomical event involves the passing of Venus in front of the Sun. The last recorded transit took place in 1882.\nThe viewing will last about 30 minutes. Viewers will witness only the last minutes of the transit, as it will be in progress as the Sun rises.\nMembers of the Stonebelt Stargazers will be traveling from Bedford to assist at the viewing.\nThe viewing is open to the public -- weather permitting -- and parking will be available in the Atwater Garage.\nAstronomers warn those attempting to view the transit not to look directly at the Sun with binoculars or telescopes unless they are equipped with special filters.\nFor more information on the event, contact Caty Pilachowski of the astronomy department or visit www.astro.indiana.edu .\nBiology department sponsors seminar series\nThe biology department will hold a seminar series starting at 4 p.m., tonight in Myers Hall, Room 130. The series is titled "Identifying Meiosis-Specific Genes in Coprinus Cinereus." \nSpecialists Ben Blackman and Britt Koskella will speak at the event. \nRefreshments will be served outside the lecture room 15 minutes before the program begins.\nIT Training will hold Photoshop class\nInformation Technology Training will sponsor an intermediate level course focusing on Photoshop from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday.\nThe course is designed for those with Photoshop experience, as the course will focus on technical applications of the program, including image editing strategies and irregular pixel selections.\nFor more information, contact IT Training and Education at 855-7383 or visit its Web site at ittraining.iu.edu/iub .