2021: The Giants at Opposition!
An “opposition” happens on the day that Earth and an outer planet line up on the same side of the
Read moreAn “opposition” happens on the day that Earth and an outer planet line up on the same side of the
Read moreA New Year means a fresh opportunity for viewing new targets and old friends in the sky. Start marking up
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 moreAndrew Thomas has been posting beautiful wide-field sky images on his Flickr feed. He’s imaging with one of our smaller
Read moreUranus at Opposition Anis Abdul’s composite image of Uranus and moons is from the October 2017 opposition and was posted
Read moreOn June 10th, Jupiter was closest to the Earth and rose at sunset — placing it in the sky all
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