The image is a photograph of the planet Mercury taken by the Hubble Space Telescope on November 11th, 2019. The planet appears to be a pale yellowish-orange color with a smooth surface. The background is black, making the planet the focal point of the image. On the top right corner, there is a small square with a black dot in the center, which is likely the planet's surface. Below the square, there are two smaller squares, one on the top left corner and the other on the bottom right corner. The text on the image reads "Transit of Mercury, November 11, 2019, The Parallax Effect."