Mercury will be visible at sunset these coming days

Submitted on 16 December 2016 - 1:55am

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The Astronomy Society of Puerto Rico informed that the planet Mercury will be seen everyday after sunset until approximatelly December, 20th.

For the full article, plese refer to the spanish version of this site.

Live transmission of Mercury's transit in front of the Sun this Monday from Rio Piedras

Submitted on 6 May 2016 - 12:26pm

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San Juan, PR, May 5, 2016 — The San Antonio College in collaboration with the Astronomy Society of Puerto Rico, invites the general public to tune in to the live transmission of planet Mercury's transit in front of the sun on May 9 between 7:12am and 2:42 pm (Puerto Rico time). The transmission will take place in the new facilities of the San Antonio College in Rio Piedras.

The planet's transit will be trasnmitted for free through the following webpages:

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter to align on Sunday

Submitted on 25 May 2013 - 12:46pm

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In a rare event, onn Sunday, May 26, Puerto Rico will be able to see Mercury, Venus and Jupiter align in a triangle. The next opportunity to see this phenomenon is in 2026.

For more information visit the Spanish version of this article (click on ESPAÑOL at the top right of the page) or contact Mónica Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciapr.org).