(SNES) Transit sic semper gloria

["Les Coleman" <les11@cox.net>]

Hi,

No, the above Latin has relatively little to do with the non-transit of Mercury but it
seems approriate. If my rusty college Latin serves this roughly says "THUS ALWAYS PASSES
GLORY". In other words, "not now, not ever Dumbo".

Astronomical predictions stated that we would be able to view a transit of the planet
Mercury across the face of the Sun.   Now I have see many astronomical events but transits
of Mercury (not to mention the even more infrequent transits of Venus) have eluded me.
While astronomical predictions may have been favorable, meteorological predictions had
something a little less comforting in mind. Heavy dense fog covered the northeast
coastline.  Sigh..., inside and crank up the NASA/SOHO sight where the transit was
guaranteed.  Its a measure of my astronomical frenzy that my wife had to gently dissuade me
from setting up the Questar on the kitchen table to view the transit on the PC.

Les Coleman
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