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#1 cookman

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Posted 04 January 2025 - 09:04 AM

Highlights: Comet Journal, Martian Landers, Meteor Showers, Planet Plotting, January MoonFocus Constellations: Ursa Major, Draco, Ursa Minor, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Camelopardalis, Lynx, Cancer, Gemini, Orion, Taurus, Auriga, Perseus, Andromeda, Pegasus, Pisces, Triangulum, Aries

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Posted 04 January 2025 - 10:41 AM

Thank you!



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Posted 07 January 2025 - 12:23 AM

Besides the planets’ magnitudes, where may I find their current angular sizes? I am interested in Mars during its opposition. Thanks!



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Posted 07 January 2025 - 04:57 PM

Check this out for some angular sizes

https://www.cloudyni...ears-2023-2075/



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Posted 13 January 2025 - 08:12 PM

There's also the Moon occulting Mars tonight, 1/13 - around 9/30. With luck the clouds will part. 




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