2022: Year-End Events!
In the northern hemisphere, rapidly lengthening night at the expense of daylight is a clear reminder that the year is
Read MoreIn the northern hemisphere, rapidly lengthening night at the expense of daylight is a clear reminder that the year is
Read MoreMessier Marathon Second WindowThe Moon is new on March 31st and that opens a rare second observing window for the
Read MoreEven though we’re past the point of closest approach and opposition, Mars continues to loom large in the sky and
Read MoreWe’ve reached the peak of the current Mars observing season with the planet closest to Earth:62-million km or 38.5-million miles
Read MoreThe public will likely learn from the media that the Mars Opposition is a “one-night” event, on October 13th, when
Read MoreMars is growing daily in size and brightness as it approaches opposition night on 13 October 2020. On that date,
Read MoreThe Mars 2020 opposition will be the “best” this decade for mid- and high-northern hemisphere observers. Let’s start out by
Read MoreMars will exceed 24-arc-sec in diameter between July 23rd and August 9th, 2018. This is 97 percent of the maximum
Read MoreAt the end of this month, on July 27th, Mars will be in opposition and reach its greatest angular diameter
Read MoreOfficial Rebate Form Mars will be growing rapidly in apparent diameter in the weeks up to the big Mars Opposition
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