Sunday, February 16, 2020
Mars shoots between the Triffid and Lagoon Nebulae (17-19 February)
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| Morning sky at 5:52 ACDST facing east as seen from Adelaide on Monday, February 17, 60 minutes before sunrise. The inset is the binocular view of Mars and the nebulae on the 17th. click to embiggen | Morning sky at 5:55 ACDST facing east as seen from Adelaide on Tuesday, February 18, 60 minutes before sunrise. The inset is the binocular view of Mars and the nebulae on the 18th, when the grouping is at its most spectacular. click to embiggen |
On the 17th to 19th Mars crosses between the triffid and lagoon Nebulae.O n the 18th, when the grouping is at its most spectacular. Mars is close to the waning Moon on the 19th which may make the nebulae harder to see.
Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time. (60 minutes before sunrise).
Labels: binocular, Mars, nebula, unaided eye observation
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 11:52 pm 
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