On May 9th, Mercury will pass directly between Earth & the sun

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According to NASA, this is what the tiny black disk of the innermost planet will look like as it crosses the solar disk.

Indeed, people on almost every continent can see at least some of the transit. These global visibility maps are courtesy of ShadowandSubstance.com

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To be continued on

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