Monday, March 5, 2012

March is a great month for viewing Mars

Mars, and the other planets are putting on a fantastic show this month.  Here's a great link about all the great views you'll be able to see in the Northern hemisphere this March.

http://www.space.com/14765-mars-venus-jupiter-closest-march-skywatching-video.html

Last Saturday, March 3, Mars was at it's closest point to Earth, here's the full article from the Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/03/mars-moves-to-opposition-on-march-3_n_1318006.html

There were some great views of Mars, and Venus from San Francisco that night.  It was one of those rare occasions where the skies were very clear in the city.  Unfortunately, I was personally not able to get those shots, but some people did:

http://urbanastronomer.blogspot.com/2012/03/mars-at-opposition.html



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