On
The, (provided
+4.0), which is positioned
since they take place when Mars
+3.5 to +4.0 over a period of four days. Psc or Alpha Piscium,
enters Gemini,
after the fourth
flowed from the Waterman's amphora; more recent maps have shown it marking the top of his
or 7°
Finally, the planet passes 2º.7 North of Torcular
and the Sun
the event is not
to take place between these three celestial bodies during the 21st century. 10º.8 North of Sagittarius' brightest star
worse, the planet transiting at around 20° to 30° high. or 1/3600 of a degree). October 22nd - nine days after opposition - Mars'
11 hours UT on March
been approaching the Red Planet at a rate of 0°.6
The
having faded slightly to magnitude +1.0, reaches
Ari or Delta Arietis,
hemisphere observers. By the time Neptune disappears
is 10 and opposition day equates to Sol
both currently positioned in North-eastern Sagittarius. years. Venus can
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which together with Propus marks the Northern twin's lower
Mid-Period
Mars'
This has the frustrating consequence that almost the same face of Mars isturned to the Earth at any given time of day on successive days. Hyades
to the NNW. it had already passed on two occasions in previous months. Mars
the declination
+3.3), the Southernmost star of the Scales' easily recognised quadrilateral
form the
in which the planet is positioned at the time, but also by the observer's
and Mars form
Over the next few days its apparent motion changes direction from East-North-easterly
only a few months away from opposition and is only 0.1 magnitude below its peak
+3.1) on March 3rd;
appears to form
With
which was low in the sky to the right of picture. to the WNW of Mars on
On September
to the SSE of Mars.
Sco or Nu Scorpii,
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and
has already been visible for several months and is now in the final stages of
the North of the ecliptic on December 2nd. The regions of the world
on August 2nd. in the Cradle Astronomical
Mars
4°.5 to the ENE of Mars;
Castor, Pollux and nearby
In Chinese astronomy Kang
phase
the 'When
Virginis, mag. Also on the 26th, Mars
At
-3.9) over 20°
to the WSW of the pair. the star having been previously known as Al Rischa,
the ecliptic. star whose Arabic name translates as the 'fish's mouth'. (Chi-1 and Chi-2 Orionis,
several degrees to the South-west of Mercury. Mar 31,
at each opposition is not the only factor which affects the ability to see the
for the period 2001 to 2010 can be seen, The star chart was created using the commercial software, . on the 18th it is 1°.5 to the North-east of it. it is a little over 5° North of the celestial
sky at dawn from late October 2021, when it is first glimpsed from Northern Tropical latitudes. It refers to a Tahitian story of two inseparable
rises towards the ESE at mid- and high Northern
Mars'
The Central Meridian Longitude
(
from Polynesian mythology. South of the star
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reversed its motion against the background stars, Mars
subgiant star. At 07 hours UT on July 13th Venus passes
apparent magnitude returns to positive (+0.0). Mars passes 10º.1
At
telescope fitted with a CMOS camera
(, and
faded back to minus zeroth magnitude (-0.5) and its apparent diameter has
significant surface detail to be seen and for a regular observing campaign
On
the naked-eye as
that binocular users are able to see the planet and cluster appear
The altitudes of
months earlier, when viewed from a point in space
By
Also
Aqr
of Leo, at the Western end of the constellation; to
around 14 hours UT on the 17th and ends it at around 21 hours UT on
+3.5) on May 23rd. Mars
Cap or Alpha-1
Hem'
any given lunar occultation can only be observed from a particular region
at magnitude -0.2, shines brighter than at any of the other
a multiple star with brighter components of magnitude +4.0 and +6.3, on January
The planet
Mars and Neptune and Mars and Uranus take place on June 12th 2020 and
on more than one occasion before the year is out. the Lagoon
The star comprises
brightest star, Spica ( Vir or
From around 08
closest conjunction of the apparition is that between Mars and
the perigee
North at the present time. Mars
marked by the star Algieba (1
35° high
now in the final stages of its current apparition, fully entered Aries in early
within a mansion called Bì Xiù ('the Net'). translating as "the First Star of Room". them is the star 52
at 23:54 UT, Mars is positioned 2°.7 North of the Moon's centre. the angular distance of the short side (from Castor to Pollux) is
Sgr (Omega Sagittarii, mag. Because of the rotating Earth,
if the cluster were concentrated into a single point) of about +5 it is
This 'planetary trio' is the closest grouping between
and directions
separated in the night sky by a distance of 3'.8 and easily resolved in binoculars. -0.6) enters the dusk sky in its third evening apparition of 2021, this
latitudes and towards the East at latitudes further South. the four stars which
some 540 kms (335 miles) apart on November 15th 2018,
+3.5). Mercury,
At
Moon passes near the planet between October
Southern
South of the star Ras Elased Australis, also known as Algenubi
it was in late April. from the ancient Greek 'anti Ares' meaning 'rival of Mars'
double star Acrab (1 Sco or
The planet enters
planet
the star chart coverage (above) on April 5th, passing 18°.6 North of Bellatrix
Alpha Virginis, mag. on July 13th 2021 is a reasonably good one for Southern
for 'the lucky one of the lucky', its meaning having astrological origins. to a close. a zig-zag (i.e. Associates
UT
The planet's high-Southern declination dramatically
After its 2007 opposition, the planet began to descend the ecliptic,
Sgr or Sigma Sagittarii, mag. is ideally placed for Southern
the aforementioned cord that tied the two fishes' tails together. on February 8th. The Red Planet now shines at magnitude -2.56 (its
Alpha2 Librae, mag. South of Pollux some 12 hours after the line-up. a rate of about 0º.7 per day. Javascript must be enabled to use Cool Cosmos. a rate of 0°.5
meaning 'flax', i.e. of the star on March 20th. Mars enters Cancer,
South of the star Lib
apparent diameter falls below 5" on April 13th. around 12 hours UT on March 26th, Mars
section below. +4.2). can be seen here. website. of Cetus. the East, reaching its Western stationary
the constellation of Virgo,
Aqr (Tau-2 Aquarii, mag. through to SSE, although it is seen
already crossed
by the IAU in 2017. Also on July 18th, Mars
and 7¼ hours before the Sun
Saturn at
Mars
Transit
in the constellation of Canis
In ancient China the four stars that we now
the Southern tip of South America (Southern
to the WNW of it and on the 23rd it is 12°.2
The
mag. the table was obtained from 'RedShift
+1.6), the North-western corner star of Orion's
(not Eastwards, as before) because it is now positioned to the East of the Sun
Mars attains
begins to rise in twilight once more from higher Northern latitudes. conjunctions
good view of its Southern
which is located at the Western end of Pisces,
At Western quadrature Mars
3°.5 North of
it rises in the East from latitudes South of the Northern Tropics and in the
3°.7 North
6º.3 North of the star
North Mars and
table of planetary conjunctions involving Mars from 2016 to 2020
+2.2) at around 06 hours UT; 15º.7 North of
table of planetary conjunctions involving Mars from 2016 to 2020
As Mars heads
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are unspectacular
Saturn has
As a result, certain apparitions are more favourable to observers
lie at very different distances from the Earth; the closeness of the two stars
At
Moon
appears 9".6 across and it shines at magnitude -0.1. The conjunction is well placed for Southern hemisphere observers but poorly
which the Moon and planets follow very closely) and later that day passes
Mercury,
attains an altitude of
Also positioned along the Northern arm is the star Ain (
As April begins, Mars
CMi or Alpha Canis Minoris, mag. 1°.6 North of the
Mars continues
the Sun now
visible from Equatorial and Northern Tropical latitudes. or greater. and Uranus of January 21st
March 18th, the event is visible in darkness from the Southern tip of South America (Southern
Nashira (
At 60°
around 0430 UT on November 30th
mag. Kaus Media (
Meanwhile, the Martian
Milk Dipper,
+3.3) on March 10th. Kaus Borealis (
to the ENE of the star. passes 28'
on August 3rd. Mars'
(longitude, measured Eastwards in
Table
Seen from far above
bow, on February 18th. South of the star
to the South-east of Mars. 24
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