Transit of Mercury

Between 1200 and 1808 UTC (7:00 am to 1:38pm ET) yesterday, the Solar Dynamics Observatory watched as Mercury move across the face of the Sun. SDO views the Sun in several wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light.

Video Credit: NASA

1 thought on “Transit of Mercury


  1. And it looks like that was the only spot on the sun.

    These days I use the SDO images to check my monitor for stuck pixels…

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