Pics: As Mercury And Sun Come Face To Face, A Spectacular Show For Earth
Updated: May 10, 2016 08:37 IST
Mercury was seen through telescopes as a black dot inching over the face of our star, providing a celestial spectacle lasting seven and a half hours.
The planet Mercury is seen in silhouette, lower left, as it transits across the face of the sun Monday, from NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo)
A jet airliner leaves a vapor trail as the planet Mercury is seen, lower left quadrant, transiting across the face of the sun in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Reuters Photo)
Planet Mercury appears as a small dot as it lines up with Sun and Earth. (AFP Photo)
Mercury is seen as a small black dot moving across the face of the Sun, seen from Stockholm, Sweden. (AFP Photo)
This photograph taken through a solar telescope in Guwahati shows the planet Mercury transiting in front of the sun. (AFP Photo)
