Episode 80In this episode of the Observers Notebook podcast, host Tim Robertson talks to the Mercury Section Coordinator regarding the upcoming Mercury Transit of the Sun, Frank Melillo. Frank gives us a brief history of the Mercury Section and discusses what type of equipment is needed to observe the transit, where it can be observed, and what makes this event so special, and contact information.You can contact Frank at:[email protected]Transit of Mercury Web sites:https://earthsky.org/?p=316375https://www.space.com/mercury-transit-2019-why-its-rare.htmlALPO Mercury Sectionhttp://www.alpo-astronomy.org/mercuryblog/For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/You can join the ALPO here:https://store.astroleague.org/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=39You can also support this podcast at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/ObserversNotebookListen to the podcast on Soundcloud:https://soundcloud.com/observersnotebookSubscribe on iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/observers-notebook-the-alpo-podcast/id1199301885?mt=2I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.