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by SteveMiall
Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:56 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Mercury in Silhouette (2019 Nov 13)
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Re: APOD: Mercury in Silhouette (2019 Nov 13)

When I look at the sun, just behind Mercury, it looks like the convection cells form a circle around the image of Mercury. Is anyone else seeing this effect? Is it real, or computer-generated?