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| Mars Near Opposition |
April 8-14 is when Mars is between opposition and closest approach looping through the constellation Virgo opposite the Sun in the night sky. This clear image was captured with a high speed digital camera and a 16 inch diameter telescope from Assis, Brazil. Mars' north polar cap is at the top left of the image and there are water vapor clouds condensing in the cold atmosphere above Mars' volcanos. Mars will be about 1/100th the angular size of the Moon. I've never seen as detailed an image of Mars before so this image is pretty cool.
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