The Moon and Mars - Christmas Eve

12-22-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveA

"...As your waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve... check out this rare event..."

I'm not really a night-sky event-watcher, but "the Red Planet" will just about knock you over in the wee hours—provided you have minimal light pollution.

Where I am, it's nearly directly overhead at 4AM and has been getting even brighter morning by morning. After all, it's only 55 million miles away!

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