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Message 1785993 - Posted: 9 May 2016, 0:22:52 UTC

Tomorrow morning....
Be ready to be up before the break of dawn to see an amazing sight.
Mercury passes in front of the sun.
This happens only a dozen times or so per century.

Meow, the heavens are amazing.
"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

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Message 1786000 - Posted: 9 May 2016, 1:53:02 UTC

From the story:
Now for the bad news: You will need a good telescope equipped with a proper solar filter to see Mercury silhouetted against the sun. That is because Mercury is very small compared to the sun — only 1/160 the diameter of the star. (Warning: NEVER look directly at the sun without proper protection. Serious and permanent eye damage can result.)
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