Mercury will pass directly in front of the sun Wednesday for 5 hours starting at 9:12 a.m., per the Star Bulletin. Hawaii will have the best view. They recommend watching it on webcast or tv. No staring at the event without a solar filter.
For more info and to watch the event, per the Star-Bulletin, go to http://astroday.net/MercTransit06.html
the next time this will happen will be in 2062.
eta: This probably would have been seen as some kind of portent in the past. Wonder what people would have thought it boded?
For more info and to watch the event, per the Star-Bulletin, go to http://astroday.net/MercTransit06.html
the next time this will happen will be in 2062.
eta: This probably would have been seen as some kind of portent in the past. Wonder what people would have thought it boded?