Transit Memes

This is hilariously absurd on multiple levels. First off, Jupiter can't transit the Sun from Earth's perspective because it's an outer planet – transits only happen when inner planets (Mercury and Venus) pass between us and the Sun. But the real comedy gold here is the scale comparison: that massive black circle is supposedly Jupiter, which would make it look BIGGER than the Sun from our viewpoint. In reality, even though Jupiter is the solar system's chonkiest planet at about 11 times Earth's diameter, the Sun is still roughly 10 times wider than Jupiter. If Jupiter actually appeared this large relative to the Sun, we'd have way bigger problems than missing a rare astronomical event – like the complete breakdown of orbital mechanics and probably imminent planetary collision. The tiny sunspots scattered around just add to the comedic effect, as they're the actual Sun features that are genuinely visible during solar observation. It's like showing a chihuahua photobombing an elephant and calling it a "rare elephant transit of the chihuahua."

Behold! The elusive Mercury transit across the Moon—a tiny dot that's basically playing cosmic hide-and-seek! The joke here is that Mercury transits are actually observed crossing the Sun, not the Moon. What you're seeing is just a random speck or image artifact that someone hilariously labeled as Mercury. It's like finding Waldo if Waldo was a planetary body and completely in the wrong place! Astronomers everywhere are either crying or cackling right now. That red arrow pointing dramatically at nothing is the cherry on top of this astronomical bamboozle!