Moon & Mars close with Mercury leading the way
The Moon and Mars are about an arc minute apart and should be visible in the morning if the clouds would kindly go away. Mercury will be close by too. Around 7:45 or so an observer should be able to see all three before the sun comes up.
Clouds are notoriously unkind ... --- On Sat, 1/24/09, Jim Gibson <jimgibson00@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Jim Gibson <jimgibson00@yahoo.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Moon & Mars close with Mercury leading the way To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8:42 PM The Moon and Mars are about an arc minute apart and should be visible in the morning if the clouds would kindly go away. Mercury will be close by too. Around 7:45 or so an observer should be able to see all three before the sun comes up. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com
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