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A Mercury Transit Sequence
Credit & Copyright: Dominique Dierick
Explanation: Earlier this month, the planet Mercury crossed the face of the Sun, as seen
from Earth. Because the plane of Mercury's orbit is not exactly coincident with the plane of
Earth's orbit, Mercury usually appears to pass over or under the Sun. The above time-lapse
sequence, taken from a balcony in Belgium on May 7, shows the entire transit. The solar
crossing lasted over five hours, so that the above 23 im
Credit & Copyright: Dominique Dierick
Explanation: Earlier this month, the planet Mercury crossed the face of the Sun, as seen
from Earth. Because the plane of Mercury's orbit is not exactly coincident with the plane of
Earth's orbit, Mercury usually appears to pass over or under the Sun. The above time-lapse
sequence, taken from a balcony in Belgium on May 7, shows the entire transit. The solar
crossing lasted over five hours, so that the above 23 im