Skywatchers across the globe are observing Mercury transit the Sun, the little planet's third such pass of 14 it will make this century.
Mercury's sojourn between Earth and our star lasts from 11:12 until 18:42 GMT.
It will not make another transit until 2019 and then 2032.
The event is impossible - and dangerous - to view with the naked eye or binoculars, but astronomy groups worldwide are offering the chance view it through filtered telescopes.
Live views from space and ground telescopes are also available online.
They show Mercury as a tiny black circle, smaller but darker than many sunspots, slowly traversing the Sun's giant yellow disc.Read
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