Starship Asterisk*

To make sure I'm following the logic - I'll try to use some numbers. Using hypothetical figures ... lets say the Sun fills 1% of Earth's sky, you're saying that Sun will only fill 2% of Mercury's sky?

a question comes to mind after viewing the APOD photo of > Mercury’s transit of the Sun. > If a person were standing on the surface of Mercury nearest the Sun – > how much of the sky is covered by the Sun? Would the sky be > completely enveloped by the Sun because it is so close, or is it far > enou...