Pics: As Mercury And Sun Come Face To Face, A Spectacular Show For Earth

Mercury was seen through telescopes as a black dot inching over the face of our star, providing a celestial spectacle lasting seven and a half hours.

  • The planet Mercury is seen in silhouette, lower left, as it transits across the face of the sun Monday, from NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo)
    The planet Mercury is seen in silhouette, lower left, as it transits across the face of the sun Monday, from NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo)
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  • A jet airliner leaves a vapor trail as the planet Mercury is seen, lower left quadrant, transiting across the face of the sun in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Reuters Photo)
    A jet airliner leaves a vapor trail as the planet Mercury is seen, lower left quadrant, transiting across the face of the sun in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Reuters Photo)
  • Planet Mercury appears as a small dot as it lines up with Sun and Earth. (AFP Photo)
    Planet Mercury appears as a small dot as it lines up with Sun and Earth. (AFP Photo)
  • Mercury is seen as a small black dot moving across the face of the Sun, seen from Stockholm, Sweden. (AFP Photo)
    Mercury is seen as a small black dot moving across the face of the Sun, seen from Stockholm, Sweden. (AFP Photo)
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  • This photograph taken through a solar telescope in Guwahati shows the planet Mercury transiting in front of the sun. (AFP Photo)
    This photograph taken through a solar telescope in Guwahati shows the planet Mercury transiting in front of the sun. (AFP Photo)
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