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November 7, 2006 Only 13 times each century does the planet Mercury pass between the sun and Earth in what is known as a transit--and the next occurrence is Wednesday. Mercury will be best seen around the Pacific Rim, from western North America to the eastern Pacific and on southward to New Zealand, southeastern Australia and Antarctica. The show starts at 11:12 a.m. PST and last for almost five hours.
You won't be able to see the planet with the naked eye but it can be seen with a filtered telescope or homemade optical projector. Here are directions from NASA. Credit: NASA |
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP
Associated Press November 8, 2006 SEATTLE - Record rainfall that brought heavy flooding to the Northwest, killing at least one person, causing evacuations and damaging roads and houses, began to ease Tuesday, as high waters continued to threaten some areas.
Flood waters threatened nearly 300 homes and cabins in Washington after the Cowlitz River burst its banks and changed course near Packwood, south of Mt. Rainier, said Deputy Stacy Brown of the Lewis County sheriff's office. At least one house was swept away in the flood, she said. |
November 08, 2006
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