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November 10, 1927 — Mercury Transit — Casey, Antarctica (Casey base, Bailey Peninsula)

Nov 10, 1927 at 5:16 am
Nearest Sun's center in Casey
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Casey
Began: Thu, Nov 10, 1927 at 3:01 am
Midpoint: Thu, Nov 10, 1927 at 5:16 am
Ended: Thu, Nov 10, 1927 at 7:52 am
Duration: 4 hours, 51 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 10, 1927 — Mercury Transit — Casey

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Casey. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (zzz) for Casey.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:01 am Thu, Nov 10
Transit ongoing during sunrise Mercury Transit is already ongoing during sunrise in Casey.Map direction North-northeast 25°
38.8°
5:16 am Thu, Nov 10
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Casey.Map direction North-northwest 342°
39.8°
7:50 am Thu, Nov 10
Full Transit ends Mercury is starting to leave the Sun's edge. Watch out for the black drop effect, an optical illusion seemingly connecting Mercury's disc to the Sun's edge.Map direction West-northwest 298°
30.1°
7:52 am Thu, Nov 10
Partial Transit ends Mercury leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit.Map direction West-northwest 298°
30.0°

The animation shows what the 1927 Mercury Transit approximately looked like from Casey. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Casey

Eclipse Visibility From CaseyVisibility Worldwide
May 2–3, 1920 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 18, 1920 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Oct 27, 1920 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 22, 1921 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 16–17, 1921 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 11, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 26, 1923 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 8, 1924 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Aug 14, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 8–9, 1925 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 4, 1925 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 25, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 3, 1927 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 15, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 10, 1927 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Dec 8, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 24, 1927 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jun 3, 1928 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 23, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Casey, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown transit is highlighted.

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