Mercury transit on May 7, 2003

The view through a large telescope may have offered scenes like this one, when the black disc of Mercury (above, left) passed near a group of sunspots on the solar surface. This picture is a montage that was created for a press release before the Mercury Transit that took place on May 7, 2003.

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ESO

O snímku

Id:eso0312b
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:2. května 2003
Související články:eso0312
Velikost:600 x 497 px

O objektu

Jméno:Sun, Venus
Typ:Solar System : Planet : Special Cases : Transiting
Kategorie:Solar System

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