One of the most highly anticipated astronomical events of the year is less than a month away, and if you want to see it with your own eyes, you will need to start preparing for it now.
A rare astronomical alignment known as a Mercury Transit will occur on Monday, Nov. 11, and will be visible across almost all of North America, South America, Europe, Africa and western Asia from 7:35 a.m. EST to 1:04 p.m. EST.
Similar to a solar eclipse, a transit is when a planet passes directly between the Earth and the sun. Transits are rare and only occur about 13 times every 100 years, with the next one not happening until Nov. 13, 2032.
However, to see the transit of Mercury next month, spectators will need the proper solar filter to safely look at the sun, as well as cloud-free weather. read more
I’m prepared!
I had a Mercury “transit” across my Saturn; totaled the damn thing.
I have my binoculars ready!
Hey, AOC, that;s stupid, you’ll wreck your eyes. Do like me, and wait until night to watch it!
Please, tell all your Lib neighbors to use their binoculars to watch this amazing celestial event!
Cuz we all know that the Progs are the party of science!
Damn, remember the ‘good ol’ days’ when natural phenomenon, parades and carnivals used to dominate the headlines??
I know I’m giving away my age but I damn sure remember those great days.
Quick! Somebody tell Saint Greta we’ve found another 5 hours!
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/captain-cook-observes-transit-of-mercury .
It’s a partial Solar eclipse!
I thought that was a beauty mole like Cindy Crawford’s
Yeah… Let’s give the mental ants “fair” warning.
Joey Biden for the win! LOL I can just hear Creepy Joe saying it, too.
I hope some website (like Accuweather? NASA?) will put it up on the web for everyone to see. Properly filtered, of course.