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Two panel white-light photomosaic of Mercury transit and 12542 (center) captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam.

Capture 2016-05-09T14_45_39_mosaic2



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A transit of Mercury occurs when the planet Mercury passes in from of the Sun. This will occur on Monday, May 9, 2016 which will be the first such event in 10 years with the previous having taken place in 2006. The transit will last from about 11:12 UTC to 18:42 UTC with the exact timing depending on the location.
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Transit of Mercury May 9 2016

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Transit of Mercury

           TT and Type                      Sun         Min      Sun      Mer
       of Greatest Transit    Duration   RA     Dec     Sep      Rad      Rad
                               hh:mm     h       °       "        "        "
    AD  1999 Nov 15  21:42 G   00:59   15.54    0.00    963.0    970.3    5.0
    AD  2003 May 07  07:53 C   05:22    3.09    0.00    708.3    951.1    6.0
    AD  2006 Nov 08  21:42 C   04:58   15.09   -0.00    422.9    968.4    5.0
    AD  2016 May 09  14:59 C   07:30    3.29   -0.00    318.5    950.1    6.0
    AD  2019 Nov 11  15:21 C   05:29   15.26    0.00     75.9    969.3    5.0

The Transit of Mercury on 2016 May 9

Between 11:12 UT and 18:42 UT



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Transits of Mercury can happen in May or November with May transits being about half as frequent as November transits. They currently occur within a few days either side of May 8 and November 10. The interval between one November transit and the next November transit may be 7, 13, or 33 years; the interval between one May transit and the next May transit may be 13 or 33 years.
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entire transit in S. America, eastern N. America, western Europe; partial transit everywhere else except Australia and far eastern Asia



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