Transit of Mercury – Public Talk

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When:
November 4, 2019 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
2019-11-04T11:30:00-05:00
2019-11-04T12:30:00-05:00
Where:
54-517
Categories
Department Lecture Series

In anticipation of Mercury’s upcoming transit of the sun, EAPS and MIT Wallace Observatory scientists will be giving a presentation about the significance of this rare event. Mercury will pass directly in front of the sun on November 11 and will be observable through telescopes with solar filters as a small black dot crossing the face of the sun. The next transit of mercury won’t be seen again until 2032!

This event is also sponsored by MIT-TESS, observe@mit, and AstroGazers.

​EAPS and the MIT Wallace Observatory will also be hosting a simultaneous event during the transit on November 11, including in-person viewing through telescopes at MIT and live broadcasting of Mercury passing in front of the Sun from the Wallace Observatory. See the separate event listing in our calendar!