The Spectacular 2016 Mercury Transit

Experience the breathtaking 2016 Mercury Transit as captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. On November 11, 2019, from approximately 1200 - 1808 UTC (7:00 am - 1:38pm ET), the observatory watched as Mercury moved across the Sun. Witness this rare astronomical event in stunning detail, as the Solar Dynamics Observatory views the Sun in a variety of wavelengths of light in the extreme ultraviolet. Don’t miss this incredible footage of the 2016 Mercury Transit.