The dark disk of Mercury seen against the backdrop of the Sun during the transit. The transit is almost over, and Mercury appears near the edge of the Sun. This picture was taken with the Swedish 1 meter Solar Telescope (SST) of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The telescope is located at La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Image courtesy of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

The dark disk of Mercury seen against the backdrop of the Sun during the transit. The transit is almost over, and Mercury appears near the edge of the Sun. This picture was taken with the Swedish 1 meter Solar Telescope (SST), which is located at La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Image courtesy of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Mercury (the dark circle) near the edge of the Sun during the transit.
Image courtesy of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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