What's the new object coming into view on SOHO?

i was just looking at one of the latest images from SOHO and noticed something new.

i know that the object nearer the bottom of the picture, moving left to right, is Venus, but what is the object just above Venus moving right to left?

uhhhh.....a big fat I don't know???



interesting

Highly peculiar.

I'm stumped and just a little bit worried about this one.

Same light intensity as the solar flares... intriguing.

Doesn't look like a solar flare to me though guys.

Venus is the object going from left to right. Mercury is the other one. I just fired up Starry Night Pro and took a view of the inner solar system right now.

yes.

That IS Mercury............cute lil feller hu? all shiney!