Mercury’s transit of the Sun
What is happening?
Sky-watchers across the UK and around the world will be crossing their fingers for a cloud-free sky on the afternoon of 11 November to allow them to see one of the rarest events in astronomy. Between 12:36 and 18:04 on that day the Sun, Earth and the planet Mercury will be perfectly aligned. Despite what the internet’s doom-mongers will inevitably predict, this alignment won’t result
