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TRANSIT OF MERCURY: On Wednesday, Nov. 8th, Mercury will pass directly
in front of the sun. The rare transit will be visible from the
Americas, Hawaii and all around the Pacific Rim. It begins at 2:12 p.m. EST
(11:12 a.m. PST) and lasts for nearly five hours.

Because Mercury is so small, only a tiny fraction of the sun will be
covered. So don't stare at the sun on Wednesday; it will be as blinding
as ever. Instead, try to view the event through a properly-filtered
solar telescope. Mercury's tiny, jet-black silhouette passing in front of
solar prominences, filaments and sunspots should be a marvelous sight.

Visit http://spaceweather.com for observing tips and links to live
webcasts.

BONUS: Two days ago, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
photographed a comet plunging into the sun. See the movie at
http://spaceweather.com.

Do they have pictures of the ice on that stupid thing yet???

which one is which?

Laettners Legacy Wrote:

that is a pic of the sun with a comet coming into it. the sat has to block out the actual sun so thats why there is a big blue circle in the middle. but you can see the comet go into the middle and not come back out.

on that website there is pic of the Mercury crossing