Last week I posted on Venus, Jupiter and the Moon as they all came together in the western sky during[…]
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Mars at opposition
Today Mars reaches opposition, and the sky is clear! Sun, Earth and Mars are in a line, bringing Mars and[…]
Read moreObservation log, 29th Dec 2011
Conditions: Waxing crescent moon, set at around 6.45pm. Observed from around 11pm to 2.30am. Great Orion Nebula (M42) First observation[…]
Read moreFirst sighting of Mars, 10th Dec 2011
Mars is currently a dawn object, as well as being quite distant. From my location, with light pollution in the[…]
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