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2003 Transit of Mercury

Posted by michael on from the transit-strike dept.

angkor writes "It is happening today (all day in Asia)! NASA's SOHO page, Fred Espenak's 'Transit of Mercury' site, and live webcasts of the transit. You'll want to use the webcast, in spite of advice from our hometown paper, the Bangkok Post, which reported 'those interested in viewing it directly were advised to watch through black tinted glasses.'"

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  1. If it's anything like my transit... by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 3, Funny

    It'll have to idle in traffic waiting for it's turn to merge onto the highway.

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  2. Re:Already finished by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    No! The transit is not over. It is still ongoing. The media outlets of the infideals claim it is over, but it is not. Mercury is still fighting to stay in front of the sun. In fact, the Sun is losing the battle, and will soon leave the area. We will drive the infidels back and Mercury will once again regain its place in front of the Sun.

    Planetary Information Minister Mohammed al-Sahhaf

  3. Not the end of world? by april10 · · Score: 5, Funny

    And no cult proclaiming the end of the world? How odd..

  4. Oh, that's easy... by jolshefsky · · Score: 4, Funny
    fredrik70 asked:
    Hopefully someone can answer this litle question of mine. Since Mercury orbits the sun in only 88 days, why can we see transists more often than about 13 times a century (according to space.com)?

    I'm no expert in these matters, but maybe the transits occur primarily at night when the sun is switched off. This would make sense because Mercury would probably catch on fire if it were to pass so close to the sun while it were hot.

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  5. Bah by MiTEG · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don;t listen to thesr poeple, I spent hours as a kid starring at teh sun, adn my visoin is fine! ;]

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