[BenLurkin]

This map shows regions of the Earth where the 2016 Mercury transit will be visible. The transit will be visible in full or in part throughout most of the Earth, with the exception of eastern Asia, Australia and Antarctica. Credit: F. Espenak / eclipsewise.com.

[rjsimmon]

Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun
But mama, that's where the fun is

[Rio]

It makes a pretty small silhouette:

[Verginius Rufus]

I tried to watch the transit of Venus on the two recent occasions but couldn't see anything using the pinhole method. The next transit of Venus is more than 100 years from now.

I read somewhere that the astronomer Copernicus never saw Mercury in his life. Never got a chance to ask Nick in person, but it's credible...probably too many cloudy nights where he lived in Poland.