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Members of the Amateur Astronomers organization of New York,along with stargazers across the country, are gathering to watch Mercury appear as a small black dot as it moves between the soil and the Sun — the first time its made the march since 2006.The Takeaway speaks with Jason Kendall, and adjunct professor of astronomy at William Paterson University and member of the Amateur Astronomers organization of New York,from a gathering of stargazers at the northern reaches of Manhattan.
Members of the Amateur Astronomers organization of New York try to spot Mercury cross the sky on May 9th, 2016.
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Source: wnyc.org