https://www.physics.ucr.edu/ en https://www.physics.ucr.edu/outreach/2019/11/12/ucr-hosts-mercury-transit-viewing <span>UCR hosts Mercury transit viewing</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-09-28T12:14:11-07:00" title="Monday, September 28, 2020 - 12:14">Mon, 09/28/2020 - 12:14</time> </span> <a href="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/outreach">More Outreach articles</a> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/Mercury_transit_outside.jpg?h=92842ab8&amp;itok=D99szNVU 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1401px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/Mercury_transit_outside.jpg?h=92842ab8&amp;itok=D99szNVU 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_m/public/Mercury_transit_outside.jpg?h=92842ab8&amp;itok=rIhALJWW 1x" media="all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1023" height="450"> <source srcset="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_s/public/Mercury_transit_outside.jpg?h=92842ab8&amp;itok=A4GJidYy 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="767" height="767"> <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/Mercury_transit_outside.jpg?h=92842ab8&amp;itok=D99szNVU" alt="Mercury Transit outreach"> </picture> University Communications | Inside UCR <time datetime="2019-11-12T12:00:00Z">November 12, 2019</time> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>INSIDE UCR -- More than 200 people came out to the UCR Baseball complex Monday morning, Nov. 11, to watch Mercury pass in front of the sun — a rare occurrence that happens around 13 times every 100 years.</p> <p>The public viewing was organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and it took place from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. while the planet was visible as a black dot moving across the sun. The next Mercury transit will not be visible from Earth until 2032.</p> <p>Observers watched through telescopes positioned at the softball fields. The event also offered activities for children who drew and painted planets and stars at a table.</p> <p>Camp Highlander co-sponsored the viewing which also included participation from the Astronomy Club, the Photonics Society, and the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="embedded-entity align-center"> <div alt="Mercury Transit 2019" data-embed-button="media_browser" data-entity-embed-display="media_image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{&quot;image_style&quot;:&quot;scale_733&quot;,&quot;image_link&quot;:&quot;file&quot;}" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="e4bba05e-88f1-4dfe-aebd-e71c497250b6" data-langcode="en" title="Mercury Transit 2019"> <a href="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/Mercury_transit_2019.jpg"><img alt="Mercury Transit 2019" loading="lazy" src="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/scale_733/public/Mercury_transit_2019.jpg?itok=FCLqCJu7" title="Mercury Transit 2019"> </a> </div> <figcaption>UC Riverside's Department of Physics and Astronomy hosted a viewing of Mercury in transit on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 (UC Riverside Photonics Society)</figcaption> </figure> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>View original article and more images here:</p> <p><a class="btn-ucr-gold" href="https://insideucr.ucr.edu/stories/2019/11/12/ucr-hosts-mercury-transit-viewing" target="_blank">view article</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="tags-title">Tags</div> <div class="tags-list"> <div><a href="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/tags/outreach" hreflang="en">Outreach</a></div> <div><a href="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/tags/mercury" hreflang="en">Mercury</a></div> <div><a href="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/tags/inside-ucr" hreflang="en">Inside UCR</a></div> </div> <div class="sharing-title">Share This</div><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://www.physics.ucr.edu/outreach/2019/11/12/ucr-hosts-mercury-transit-viewing" data-a2a-title="UCR hosts Mercury transit viewing"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_x"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_plus"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a><a class="a2a_button_printfriendly"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" aria-label="more options to share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.physics.ucr.edu%2Foutreach%2F2019%2F11%2F12%2Fucr-hosts-mercury-transit-viewing&amp;title=UCR%20hosts%20Mercury%20transit%20viewing"></a></span><script> (function () { const customClassName = 'show-for-sr'; const targetContainer = document.querySelector('.a2a_kit.addtoany_list'); if (!targetContainer) return; const addClassToLabels = () => { const labels = targetContainer.querySelectorAll('.a2a_label'); if (labels.length > 0) { labels.forEach(label => { if (!label.classList.contains(customClassName)) { label.classList.add(customClassName); } }); console.log('Successfully applied show-for-sr class to AddToAny labels.'); return true; } return false; }; const observerConfig = { childList: true, subtree: true }; const observer = new MutationObserver((mutationsList, observer) => { if (addClassToLabels()) { observer.disconnect(); } }); if (!addClassToLabels()) { observer.observe(targetContainer, observerConfig); } })(); </script> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:14:11 +0000 Anonymous 1101 at https://www.physics.ucr.edu