[ATMoB-discuss] Mercury Transit results - diffraction?

[Gary Jacobson]

On the APOD image that Dan provided the link for, there is a circular feature
around Mercury.
Is that likely to be a chance alignment of granulation on the solar surface, or
a diffraction affect?

Gary Jacobson


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Subject: Re: [ATMoB-discuss] Mercury Transit results


Take a look at the "Astronomy Picture of the Day" for today.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

I think that is the best shot I have seen of the event.

-  Dan Winchell