Transit of Mercury

[Channel Hopper]

On Monday.

You will need to look around 10 o'clock (UK time) and then it moves westward, the US gets a better coverage.

Mercury Enters Spotlight on May 9

Last chance for quite a few years, so get the telescope/binoculars out (focus onto a piece of paper, not look directly ). It might even be sunny...........................................

I saw it happen in 2003 by the same method.

 

[Analoguesat]

NASA
TV should be providing comprehensive coverage .

 

[adonis1]

 

[2cvbloke]

Dangit, I knew there was something I meant to do this morning...

 

[Channel Hopper]

It was also on for most of the afternoon....................

 

[2cvbloke]

It was also on for most of the afternoon....................

I was asleep for most of it too...