Mercury from Soho, Before and After Transit
Taken by Helio C. Vital on May 14, 2016 @
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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This animation includes 20 Soho`s Lasco C3 images and shows Mercury during a 10-day period that goes from May 4.63 until May 14.54 UT, centered on its May 09 transit. Note that the planet, pinpointed at every 8 hours, faded and reappeared 2.0 days before and after mid-transit, respectively, when its distance from the Sun reached 3.0° and its magnitude was 5.3.
Photographer's website:
http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/98669508@N03/
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