Well, the weather just did not cooperate today, and so we were unable to view Mercury's transit of the sun. What we were hoping to see was the tiny disk of Mercury as a round shadow crossing the face of the sun as shown in the image above. More infomation about Mercury's transit can be found here.
I was disappointed - I have never had much luck very transits. I've had much better luck with eclipses. Have you seen an eclipse (solar or lunar)? What did you think?
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The only eclipse I have ever seen is the Eclipse Super Star Destroyer from Star Wars (only a diehard fan would know it; it isn't in the movies).
I am really looking foward to seeing a solar eclipse. When is the next time one is coming?
Gabriel, unfortunately, August 21, 2017 is the next time a total solar eclipse will be visible from the United States. The last one was on February 26, 1979!
It's not that they are that rare; it's that areas that have totality are small.
check out http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/solar.html
for a calendar of upcoming eclipses.
Lunar eclipses are more common and more easily seen.
Maybe Im crazy but I remember being out in the front lawn back in 6h grade i think, watching some lunar eclipse or something like that. I dont remember for sure. maybe im crazy but it was def. something cuz mr. lewis, my neighbor was watcing it with us
That would be cool to watch an eclipse. The only one I have seen are where peolplers heads block the sun(If that can count as one.)
I know about the Eclipse Super Star Destroyer. I love reading, watching and breathing Star Wars. Its the best ever.
Gabriel, you finally found a soul mate. Someone who loves star wars just as much as you- whoever that butterfly person is?!?!
That stinks that we cannot see the ecplise. In 6th grade I did see one but i am not sure what it was but it was pretty cool.
AHHHHH!!!!!! what is this eclipse everyone keeps talkin about that happened in 6th grade! Was I asleep or something!!!!!!
i saw one in 6th grade, like everyone else! (mr stillwell had a telescope out one night, and invited everyone to go see it loren) it was very neat! im very dissapointed that we didnt get to see this one!
I have bad luck when it comes to viewing these things - oh, well.
i wish i wouldve been able to see the transit. i think it wouldve been really interesting
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