2019 Transit of Mercury at The Franklin Institute
*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 11/11/2019
This extraordinary astronomical event will be visible through telescopes using proper solar filtration and other methods of solar viewing in the Eastern United States (including Philadelphia) and Canada, South America, Central America, The Caribbean and parts of Western Europe and West Africa. https://go.nasa.gov/2BFsISP
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Planetary transits are extraordinarily rare. There are only 13 transits per century and only transits of Mercury and Venus can be viewed from Earth. The last transit of Mercury occurred on May 9, 2016. The next transit of Mercury after this one in 2019 will takes place on November 13, 2032. The times specified in this Facebook event are those for Philadelphia. For specific times for your location and to find out whether this transit can be viewed from your location, check out this site: http://bit.ly/2BFAn3v
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Organization:
The Franklin InstituteLocation:
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19103United States
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Phone:
215.448.1200Contact name:
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The event has already taken place on this date:
11/11/2019
Time:
7:36 AM – 1:03 PM
Ages
All Ages Adults & kids togetherWeb Service