NASA To Provide Coverage Of May 9 Mercury Transit Of The Sun

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Link: NASA to Provide Coverage of May 9 Mercury Transit of the Sun | NASA

 

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Link: 9 May / 10 May 2016 - Mercury Transit - Where and when to see

[Andrew_C]

I've spent the last week or so fiddling with telescopes to watch this. (yes, safely!)

 

It is almost guaranteed to be cloudy...

[6Foot2]

...It is almost guaranteed to be cloudy...

 

That would normally be my expectation, but the forecast is looking good for our area anyway.

 

...fiddling with telescopes to watch this. (yes, safely!)...

 

Obligatory safety warning: Do not look directly at the Sun. Do not look at the Sun through a telescope, binoculars, etc.

 

If you have a filter which is suitable for observing the Sun directly [NOT polarising filters, sunglasses, camera filters, sweet wrappers etc] it should be clear of faults, scratches, or pinholes. Check it before use. If you have any doubts do not use it.

[Andrew_C]

All tooled up:-

 

 

but nothing to see!

 

 

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All tooled up:-

 

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but nothing to see!

 

 

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There isn't much more success at this live stream here:

 

 

Live stream of the May 9, 2016, Transit of Mercury. This is our first attempt at a live stream using amateur equipment, we are experimenting, so there might be interruptions.

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Around 13 times per century, Mercury passes between Earth and the sun in a rare astronomical event known as a planetary transit. The 2016 Mercury transit occurred on May 9, between roughly 7:12 a.m. and 2:42 p.m. EDT.

 

The images in this video are from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO.

 

Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Genna Duberstein

 

Music: Encompass by Mark Petrie

 

For more info on the Mercury transit go to: Eclipses and Transits | NASA

 

This video is public domain and may be downloaded at: 2016 Mercury Transit Timelapse