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Posted on Nov 13, 2019
APOD: 2019 November 13 - Mercury in Silhouette
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Mercury in Silhouette." Other than painting, silhouettes were the only means of capturing an image until cameras were invented in 1840. Today, only Mercury and Venus (the two innermost planets in our Solar System) can be captured by silhouette when they transit the Sun. This close-up of Mercury occurred during Monday's solar transit. The next similar event for Mercury is November 13, 2032.
APOD: 2019 November 13 - Mercury in Silhouette
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Starting around approximately 1200 - 1808 UTC (7:00 am - 1:38pm ET) November 11, 2019, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory watched as Mercury move across the S...
Good Wednesday Morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price I am on my Droid & will complete my comments as soon as I get to my office... I'm now off my Droid and I must say this is a simplistic an image as I've seen...from Astronomy Magazine... That said, it is what it is...so I did my usual research and came up with a great Video Clip of Mercury actually transiting Mars on 11/11/2019! I believe that your followers will enjoy this actual Transit in motion, not a still image...
https://youtu.be/0yNzSwlnQ2Q
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Marty Hogan COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Byron Howard Sr LTC Stephen F. Col Carl Whicker Maj Robert Thornton CWO3 Dennis M. LTC Wayne Brandon PO1 H Gene Lawrence Sgt Deborah Cornatzer PO3 Bob McCord CW5 Jack Cardwell TSgt Joe C. SFC Stephen Lucas SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi Col (Join to see)
https://youtu.be/0yNzSwlnQ2Q
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Marty Hogan COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Byron Howard Sr LTC Stephen F. Col Carl Whicker Maj Robert Thornton CWO3 Dennis M. LTC Wayne Brandon PO1 H Gene Lawrence Sgt Deborah Cornatzer PO3 Bob McCord CW5 Jack Cardwell TSgt Joe C. SFC Stephen Lucas SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi Col (Join to see)
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