Space Weather News for Nov 5, 2006 http://spaceweather com

TRANSIT OF MERCURY: On Wednesday, Nov 8th, Mercury will pass directly in front of the sun The rare transit will be visible from the Americas, Hawaii and all around the Pacific Rim It begins at 2:12 p m EST (11:12 a m PST) and lasts for nearly five hours

Because Mercury is so small, only a tiny fraction of the sun will be covered So don't stare at the sun on Wednesday; it will be as blinding as ever Instead, try to view the event through a properly-filtered solar telescope Mercury's tiny, jet-black silhouette passing in front of solar prominences, filaments and sunspots should be a marvelous sight

Visit http://spaceweather com for observing tips and links to live webcasts

BONUS: Two days ago, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) photographed a comet plunging into the sun See the movie at http://spaceweather com

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