Transit of Mercury Nov 11, 2019

I like the added bonus of a plane in the first photo.

A double transit! That's hard to beat. And how come the plane is about 50 times larger than a planet?

DavidWatts wrote in post #18958981
A double transit! That's hard to beat. And how come the plane is about 50 times larger than a planet?

Mercury is an average distance of 48 million miles (77 million km) from Earth. The aeroplane is much smaller, but also much closer.

This is why you can blot out the Sun with your thumb when you hold your thumb just in front of your eye.

Cheers

Dennis

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Really nice series, thanks for the views, we missed this one down under.

Cheers

Dennis

Very nice!

All we could see, here, was a snowstorm...

nardes wrote in post #18958989
Mercury is an average distance of 48 million miles (77 million km) from Earth. The aeroplane is much smaller, but also much closer.
This is why you can blot out the Sun with your thumb when you hold your thumb just in front of your eye.
Cheers
Dennis

I already knew the answer, and I appreciate the explanation. I was just trying to be funny.

DavidWatts wrote in post #18959321
I already knew the answer, and I appreciate the explanation. I was just trying to be funny.

Hi David

No worries, the confused face icon tipped me over the edge, otherwise I would have taken it as a tongue in cheek comment.

Cheers

Dennis