Good day.

Below are listed the transits of the planets and some bright stars through the FOV of the STEREO spacecrafts' COR2 instruments for 2012.
The format is:
Date&Time of entry - Date&Time of exit Object Direction Notes
Date&Time are UT and are approximate: +/- a few hours.
This list is similar to the Sungrazer's list of transits for the SOHO spacecraft.

Mercury will transit during inferior and superior conjunction with the spacecraft. It is nearly invisible during inferior transits.


2012 STEREO COR2

Ahead:
12/29/11 23:00 - 01/03/12 03:00 Mercury L>R Dim, Inferior
01/10/12 14:00 - 01/20/12 22:00 Jupiter L>R
01/27/12 00:00 - 03/02/12 02:00 Venus R>L
01/31/12 - 02/03/12 Pleiades L>R
03/01/12 14:00 - 03/08/12 00:00 Mercury R>L Bright, Superior
04/01/12 - 04/09/12 M44 cluster L>R
04/22/12 21:00 - 04/30/12 20:00 Regulus L>R
05/12/12 05:00 - 05/13/12 16:00 Mercury L>R Dim, Inferior (Extreme Bottom of FOV)
06/13/12 14:00 - 06/20/12 17:00 Spica L>R
06/17/12 10:00 - 06/25/12 03:00 Saturn L>R
06/17/12 23:00 - 07/12/12 02:00 Mars L>R
06/21/12 06:00 - 07/04/12 00:00 Mercury R>L Bright, Superior
08/27/12 05:00 - 08/29/12 22:00 Mercury L>R Dim, Inferior
11/01/12 09:00 - 11/09/12 16:00 Mercury R>L Bright, Superior


Behind:
02/04/12 20:00 - 02/13/12 12:00 Saturn L>R
02/05/12 00:00 - 02/13/12 09:00 Spica L>R
02/23/12 00:00 - 02/26/12 20:00 Mercury L>R Dim, Inferior
04/13/12 05:00 - 04/27/12 05:00 Mercury R>L Bright, Superior
06/07/12 23:00 - 06/10/12 03:00 Mercury L>R Dim, Inferior (Top of FOV)
08/13/12 12:00 - 08/20/12 23:00 Mercury R>L Bright, Superior
08/30/12 20:00 - 09/29/12 02:00 Venus R>L
09/17/12 - 09/22/12 Pleiades L>R (Extreme top of FOV)
09/19/12 11:00 - 10/02/12 02:00 Jupiter L>R
10/04/12 18:00 - 10/09/12 17:00 Mercury L>R Dim, Inferior
11/24/12 11:00 - 12/01/12 14:00 Mercury R>L Bright, Superior
12/01/12 - 12/11/12 M44 cluster L>R
12/28/12 05:00 - 01/07/13 00:00 Regulus L>R

The planets have appeared on schedule during the last 3 years of these lists.
Apparently there is nothng in the solar system disturbing their clockwork motions. What a surprise.
No Nibiru/PX/Delusion du jour for you.

Have fun.


R.