Mercury Will Cross In Front Of The Sun In A Rare Event. Here's How To Watch

Stargazers, ready your (solar-filtered) telescopes: Mercury is about to pass directly across the sun for the first time in nearly a decade.

The innermost planet of our solar system will look like a small, dark circle cutting across the sun's disc. In the U.S., the transit will begin shortly after 7 a.m. ET on Monday and continue for more than seven hours.

Read More: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/08/477246099/mercury-will-cross-in-front-of-the-sun-in-a-rare-event-heres-how-to-watch