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English: The Transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006.

Česky: Přechod Merkuru přes sluneční disk 8. 11. 2006

Dansk: Den historiske Merkur-transit den 8. november 2006.

Deutsch: Der Transit des Merkurs vom 8. November 2006

English: The Transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006.

Español: El Tránsito de Mercurio por el disco solar el 8 de noviembre de 2006.

Magyar: A Merkúr átvonulása a Nap előtt 2006. november 8-án

Italiano: Il transito di Mercurio davanti al Sole dell'8 novembre 2006.

日本語: 2006年11月8日の水星の日面通過。

한국어: 2006년 11월 8일 수성의 역사적인 태양면 통과

Македонски: Историското преоѓање на Меркур на 8 ноември 2006.

Nederlands: historische overgang van de planeet Mercurius (midonder) voor de Zon op 8 november 2006. Merk op dat zonnevlek nr. 923 (zichtbaar aan linkerzijde) veel groter is dan Mercurius.

Português: O histórico trânsito de Mercúrio em 8 de novembro de 2006.

Română: Tranzitul lui Mercur peste discul Soarelui din data de 8 noiembrie 2006.

Русский: Прохождение Меркурия по диску Солнца 8 ноября 2006 года

Slovenščina: Prehod Merkurja, 8. november 2006.

Українська: Проходження Меркурія перед Сонцем 8 листопада 2006 року

中文（简体）‎: 2006年11月8日水星凌日

中文（繁體）‎: 2006年11月8日水星凌日

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Description	Deutsch: Der Merkurtransit am 8. November 2006. Der Merkur ist als kleiner schwarzer Punkt unterhalb der Mitte der Sonnenscheibe zu erkennen. Auf der linken Seite erkennt man den Sonnenfleck Nr. 923. Dieser ist deutlich größer als der Merkur. Am rechten Rand sieht man zwei weitere Sonnenflecke am Äquator. Deutlich ist auch die Randverdunkelung und die Granulation auf der Sonne zu erkennen. English: The Historical Transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006. Please note that sunspot #923, which is just below the equator at the left-hand side, is much bigger than Mercury is. You could also see two more sunspots at the right-hand side at the equator. You could see Mercury as a small black dot in the lower middle of the solar disk. Limb darkening is clearly seen at the image. The picture was taken with a white filter and prime focus. The grainyness in the Sun is called granulation. Français : Le transit de Mercure du 8 novembre 2006. On peut voir sur le disque solaire la tache solaire N°923, juste sous l'équateur sur la gauche, deux autres taches sur la droite. Mercure est le petit disque noir au centre de la moitié inférieure du disque solaire. Il est bien plus petit que la tache N°923. Sur le soleil, on voit aussi l' assombrissement centre-bord ainsi que les Granulations.
Date	8 November 2006
Source	Own work
Author	Brocken Inaglory

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