– LIVE: Watch Mercury travel across the face of the Sun (VIDEO):
It only happens a few times a century: the smallest planet in our solar system is passing between the Earth and the Sun, allowing us a rare glimpse of Mercury in motion.The planet appears as a small black dot against the bright background of the Sun, traveling diagonally in front of the solar sphere over several hours today.
And the #MercuryTransit has begun! #SDO caught this image of ingress in extreme ultraviolet light about 20 min ago! pic.twitter.com/0o8ks9btU3
— NASASunEarth (@NASASunEarth) May 9, 2016
The planet has already come into view and you can follow the transit of Mercury live via Slooh’s YouTube feed:
The planet appears as a small black dot against the bright background of the Sun, traveling diagonally in front of the solar sphere over several hours today.
And the #MercuryTransit has begun! #SDO caught this image of ingress in extreme ultraviolet light about 20 min ago! pic.twitter.com/0o8ks9btU3
— NASASunEarth (@NASASunEarth) May 9, 2016
The planet has already come into view and you can follow the transit of Mercury live via Slooh’s YouTube feed:
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