+4.1), positioned near the Eastern border of Libra.ĭecember 15th. IAU standardisation in 2017 (of which, see below) the name was alternatively South of the star Zubenelhakrabi ( Lib or Most attempts to obtain a clear view of the planet's surface. Telescopically it is a disappointing sight, its tiny apparent size frustrating Mars barely gains any significant altitude before disappearing into the brightening dawn twilight. +1.0) in Virgo, some 32° to the West of the planet. 'star', shining around one half-maginitude fainter than the star Spica ( Vir or Alpha Virginis, For a map and timings of this event, follow the link provided in the Is visible in twilight from Mongolia and North-eastern China. The December 3rd occultation starts from around 23 hours UT on Of the Moon to the Earth and the consequent effect of parallax,Īny given lunar occultation can only be observed from a particular region Occultation, one of several such events which take place during the planet's 2021-23 apparition. A lunar occultation occurs when the Moon passes in front of a planet,īlocking it from view for a short period of time. Hue when viewed with optical aid - one of the very few stars in the night sky Reflector telescope fitted with a CMOS camera Rodriguez used a 280mm (11-inch) Schmidt-Cassegrain In this image by Manolo Rodriguez (Seville, Spain) taken at the Largest volcano in the Solar System, appearsĪs a small circular patch of light at the lower left of the Martian disk Of 15° West on November 23rd, the planet is Hemisphere, from where it appears towards the South-east (at 50° North) and Over the ESE horizon at dawn from most latitudes except the higher Northern Latitudes (from early July 2022 at 60° North). Last to see the planet emergeĪre far Southern latitudes (from late December at 45° South) and high Northern (Southern Tropical and mid-Southern latitudes). Late November/early December (mid-Northern latitudes) and from early/mid-December The third week of November (Northern Tropical and Equatorial latitudes), from Mars becomes visible in the dawn twilight from around (when it passes directly behind the Sun in the constellationįrom Earth (393.2 million kms or 244.3 million miles). Officially adopted by the I nternational Astronomical Union in which case, a printable version can be found here. without planet paths) observers may wish to use the 'clean' star map as anĪid to plotting the planet's position on a specific night To see a 'clean' star map of the area (i.e. (latitude, measured in degrees North or South of the celestialĪre marked around the border of the chart. Hrs:mins from the First Point of Aries ) and Declination Printer-friendly versions of this chart are available North is up) for the Southern hemisphere view, For moreĭetails on this and five other conjunctions of Mars involving other planets, see the planetary Mars and Uranus takes place on August 1st 2022 Jupiter enters the chart coverage at a later stage in Mars' Shown for reference (a detailed finder chart for this planet for It described during the planet's previous The stars (half loop, half 'zig-zag'), in contrast to the zig-zag that Mars describes a 'hybrid' shaped path against On the thumbnail for the full-size image ). The Position of Mars in the Night Sky: 2021 to 2023įrom July 2022 to May 2023, shown at 10-day intervals ( click
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