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THE TRANSIT OF MERCURY 2019!

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JAMES:
WELCOME TO STAR GAZERS.

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I'M JAMES ALBURY, DIRECTOR OF THE KIKA SILVA
PLA PLANETARIUM IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA.

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DEAN:
AND I'M DEAN REGAS, ASTRONOMER FOR THE CINCINNATI

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OBSERVATORY.

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WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR WAY AROUND
THE SKY.

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THE LAST GREAT ASTRONOMICAL EVENT OF 2019
IS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK.

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AND WE'VE BEEN WAITING THREE YEARS TO SEE
IT!

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JAMES:
ITS NOT A PLANETARY CONJUNCTION AND ITS NOT

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A LUNAR OR SOLAR ECLIPSE.

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BUT IT IS SOMETHING SO RARE THAT IT ONLY OCCURS
13 TIMES EVERY CENTURY.

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DEAN:
THE TINY PLANET MERCURY WILL GO DIRECTLY BETWEEN

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US AND THE SUN.

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YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE MERCURY COMPLETELY SILHOUETTED
BY THE FUSION-Y FURNACE THAT IS OUR SUN.

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JAMES:
ITS CALLED A TRANSIT OF MERCURY AND WE'LL

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GET YOU READY TO VIEW THIS RARE EVENT SAFELY,
ON NOVEMBER 11TH.

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LETS SHOW YOU!

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DEAN:
OK, THE DATE IS MONDAY NOVEMBER 11TH, AND

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IT IS JUST BEFORE SUNRISE.

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IF WE'RE GOING TO SEE MERCURY PASS IN FRONT
OF THE SUN, THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO LOOK DURING

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THE DAYTIME.

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SO WE'LL GO THROUGH
SEVERAL HOURS OF THAT

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DAY TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

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JAMES:
FIRST LETS APPRECIATE THE SUNRISE.

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THE SUN WILL RISE IN THE SOUTHEAST, MOVE UP
AND TO THE RIGHT, CUT SLOWLY AND SURELY ACROSS

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THE SOUTHERN SKY, AND THEN SET IN THE SOUTHWEST.

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DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING?

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DEAN:
I SURE DIDNT.

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I THOUGHT THIS TRANSIT OF MERCURY WAS SOME
AWESOME EVENT!

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I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

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JAMES:
THATS BECAUSE A TRANSIT OF MERCURY IS A SUBTLE

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ALIGNMENT THAT TAKES A SKILLFUL, SAVVY OBSERVER
TO WITNESS.

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AND ONE NEEDS ACCESS TO SOME EXTRA EQUIPMENT.

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REMEMBER, MERCURY IS VERY SMALL, AND STARING
AT THE SUN TOO LONG WILL BLIND YOU.

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DEAN:
FIRST YOULL NEED A SAFE, SOLAR FILTER.

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ONE THAT IS APPROVED BY ASTRONOMERS TO LOOK
AT THE SUN.

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DO NOT USE SUNGLASSES, FOIL, CDS, FILM NEGATIVES,
MYLAR,

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X-RAYS, OR ANY HOMEMADE FILTER.

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THEY WILL NOT PROTECT YOU.

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JAMES:
SOLAR ECLIPSE GLASSES AND #14 WELDERS GLASS

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CAN PROTECT YOU FROM THE SUN, BUT YOU'LL NEED
MORE THAN THAT TO SEE MERCURY THAT DAY.

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YOU'LL NEED MAGNIFICATION!

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DEAN:
MERCURY IS SO SMALL COMPARED TO THE SUN, THAT

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YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT WITH THE NAKED
EYE.

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THAT MEANS YOU'LL NEED TO PUT SAFE FILTERS
ON YOUR BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES

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O SEE IT.

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PROPER FILTERS GO
IN FRONT OF THE LENSES OR MIRRORS AND BLOCK

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OUT THE LIGHT BEFORE IT ENTERS THE TELESCOPE.

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JAMES:
ONCE YOURE PROPERLY OUTFITTED, HERE'S WHAT

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THE SUN WILL LOOK LIKE WITH A ZOOMED-IN VIEW.

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YOU'LL FIRST SEE MERCURY AT AROUND
7:36 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME AS A LITTLE

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BLACK SPOT GROWING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE SUN.

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BY 7:38 MERCURY WILL APPEAR COMPLETELY INSIDE
THE SUN'S DISC.

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DEAN:
TO PARAPHRASE

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A CERTAIN SONG, THERE'LL BE A LITTLE BLACK
SPOT ON THE SUN THAT DAY!

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JAMES:
INDEED

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THEN YOU CAN WATCH MERCURY SLOWLY CONTINUE
IN ITS ORBIT AROUND THE SUN, AND SEEM TO PASS

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THROUGH IT, MINUTE BY MINUTE, HOUR BY HOUR.

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AT 10:30 AM IT WILL BE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH.

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DEAN:
THEN AT 1:02 PM MERCURY STARTS HEADING OFF

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THE SUN AND TWO MINUTES LATER, MERCURY IS
INVISIBLE ONCE MORE.

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SO A TRANSIT OF MERCURY CAN LAST MORE THAN
FIVE HOURS, WITH THE MOST EXCITING PARTS AT

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THE BEGINNING AND THE END.

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JAMES:
IF YOU DONT HAVE A SAFE SOLAR FILTER AND A

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TELESCOPE, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL ASTRONOMY CLUB
OR PLANETARIUM.

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CHANCES ARE, THEY WILL BE WELCOMING GUESTS
TO VIEW THIS RARE EVENT.

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ASTRONOMERS, WHETHER AMATEUR OR PROFESSIONAL,
LOVE SHARING THE HEAVENS WITH OTHERS.

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SO SEE IF YOUR COMMUNITY IS PLANNING
A TRANSIT OF MERCURY PARTY ON

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NOVEMBER 11TH.

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DEAN:
FINALLY, NOTICE THAT THE TRANSIT LASTS FROM

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7:36 AM TO 1:02 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

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PLEASE ADJUST YOUR TIME ACCORDINGLY.

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THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE ON THE WEST COAST WILL
NOT SEE THE BEGINNING OF THE TRANSIT, BECAUSE

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THE SUN WILL NOT HAVE RISEN YET.

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JAMES;
BUT FEAR NOT, YOULL STILL SEE HOURS OF IT

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BEFORE MERCURY DEPARTS THE SUNS DISC.

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STAR GAZERS ON THE EAST COAST WILL SEE THE
ENTIRE THING.

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DEAN:
YOU KNOW WHAT, JAMES?

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I'VE WAITED THREE YEARS TO SEE THIS TRANSIT!

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JAMES:
ME TOO!

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AND IF YOU MISS THIS ONE, THE NEXT TRANSIT
OF MERCURY WON'T BE UNTIL NOVEMBER 13, 2032

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AND THE NEXT ONE VISIBLE FROM THE UNITED STATES
WONT BE UNTIL MAY 7, 2049.

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DEAN: WOW!

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IN OTHER WORDS, ON NOVEMBER 11TH MAKE SURE
YOU

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BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!