When Mercury Crosses the Sun
The Sky at Night · Season 17 · Episode 12
On the morning of 10 November the planet Mercury will pass in transit across the face of the Sun. Patrick Moore tells observers what they can expect to see, and he looks forward to the launching in 1974 of an American spacecraft which will fly past Mercury and send back the first close-up pictures.
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Season
17
Episode
12
Air Date
07/Nov/1973
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
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Overview
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On the morning of 10 November the planet Mercury will pass in transit across the face of the Sun. Patrick Moore tells observers what they can expect to see, and he looks forward to the launching in 1974 of an American spacecraft which will fly past Mercury and send back the first close-up pictures.
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