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[Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>The transit of Mercury, which was not viewable from Arizona, occurred this
>morning, and images and movies are already coming in.  My guess is that
>the best we will see are already posted.  The 1-meter Swedish Solar
>Telescope (SST) in the Canary Islands was used to image the transit.
>
>http://www.solarphysics.kva.se/Mercurytransit7May2003/
>
>The mpeg movie locks on Mercury, while the Sun passes by in the
>background.
>
>One member of this list insists that the Sun is the most interesting
>astronomical object.  Looking at these recent images from the SST, it's
>hard to disagree with him.
>
>http://www.solarphysics.kva.se/NatureNov2002/images/AR10030_4877_color.jpeg
>
>http://www.solarphysics.kva.se/NatureNov2002/images/np1_fig1_columnwidth_color.jpeg
>

Anyone interested in seeing the transit of Mercury as seen from 
Arizona on 15 November 1999 check:

http://www.hposoft.com/Astro/Mercury%20Transit/Mercury.html

Jeff



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