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Transit of Mercury

May 9, 2016

I finally got three reasonable photos of today's 'transit of Mercury', using a better camera. Taken shortly after 4pm BST. My assistant is pointing out the silhouette of the planet. The larger, irregularly shaped splodge to the left is a sunspot.

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