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That was Venus. not Mercury.

• DigitalJack 9y ago
  I sit corrected :)
• 4ad 9y ago
  It was neither. It was Regulus. Mercury was further away (still relativelly close) and Venus was much further away.
  • 4ad 9y ago
    Amazing how one gets downvoted for stating simple, trivially verifiable facts. https://i.imgur.com/VYqvYHAr.png https://i.imgur.com/VYqvYHAr.png http://www.americaneclipse2017.org/maps/the-sky-during-totality/ http://www.americaneclipse2017.org/maps/the-sky-during-total... http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/total-solar-eclipse-all-sky-maps/ http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news...