With the next viewing scheduled at 2019, the Mercury transit, on May 9 was seen by people across the globe.
The smallest and fastest moving planet Mercury has now crossed the entire face of the Sun and we will not be seeing it again till the end of 2019. The last time Mercury had crossed the Sun, it was 2006.
The planet took about 7.5 hours to complete the transit.
The mercury transit happened on Monday, and was seen by people all over the world.
In case you did miss it, do not worry. Here are some of the photos from around the world and out of it!
1. Mercury in transit (Photo courtesy - NASA)
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Mercury passes between Earth and the sun only about 13 times a century, its last trek taking place in 2006. Due to its diminutive size, viewing this event safely requires a telescope or high-powered binoculars fitted with solar filters made of specially-coated glass or Mylar. (Photo courtesy - NASA)
2. Outside Buenos Aires planetarium, Argentina (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
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A woman uses a telescope to observe the planet Mercury transit in front of the sun outside Buenos Aires planetarium, Argentina, May 9, 2016. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
3. Ahmedabad (Photo courtesy - PTI)
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School students at Ahmedabad watch the transit of Mercury through dark films at the science city in Ahmedabad on Monday. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
4. Mumbai (Photo courtesy - PTI)
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People use telescopes with special filters to watch the planet Mercury as it makes a rare transit across the Sun on Monday. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
5. Outside Buenos Aires planetarium (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
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A man points to where Mercury planet is a shadow on the reflection of the sun made with a telescope outside Buenos Aires planetarium, Argentina. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
6. Mercury at the lower left quadrant (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
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A jet airliner leaves a vapor trail as the planet Mercury is seen, lower left quadrant, transiting across the face of the sun in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
7. Top of the Stratosphere tower silhouetted
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The top of the Stratosphere tower is silhouetted as the planet Mercury is seen, lower left quadrant, transiting across the face of the sun in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mercury passes between Earth and the sun only about 13 times a century, with the previous transit taking place in 2006. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
8. Kolkata, India (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
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People look at planet Mercury transiting across the sun with solar filters at a public viewing in Kolkata, India. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
