In transit

[Martin Hinks]

It's not Venus but might be interesting for Americans amongst us to
have a peek....

"Astronomers in the Americas, East Asia and Oceania will get a rare
opportunity to see Mercury pass in a direct line across the Sun this
week.

The closest planet to our star will be visible as a tiny black dot
creeping over the solar face from 1912 GMT on Wednesday to 0010 GMT on
Thursday.

The last Mercury transit was in 2003; the next will be on 9 May 2016."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6121822.stm

-- 
Martin Hinks