Mars Opposition Public Star Party, December 3, 2022

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merle
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Mars Opposition Public Star Party, December 3, 2022

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Special Event public star party on December 3, 2022 for the opposition of Mars. Event starts at 7:00

This event will be CANCELLED IF CLOUDY.

Mars comes to opposition, a position directly opposite from the sun, approximately every 26 months. This year Mars at its closest will have an angular size of over 17 arc seconds. Mars will not be as close or appear as large to us again until May of 2031.

Join us on December 3rd to view Mars at its best!

Additional information on the MAS calendar even:
https://www.mnastro.org/event/mars-opposition-dec-2022/


If cancelled, I'll post notification on this forum.

Merle
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Merle Hiltner
MAS Eagle Lake Observatory
Onan Observatory • Sylvia A. Casby Observatory • HotSpot Classroom
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Re: Mars Opposition Public Star Party, December 3, 2022

Post by rdavidjohnson63 »

I plan to help with this event.
Keyholder - ELO and JJC
Mentor - JJC
Celestron CPC 925
Celestron 8SE
Celestron CGEM II mount
Stellarvue SV105
Lunt LS60T Ha w/Sky-Watcher - SolarQuest Alt-Azimuth Solar Mount
Astro-Tech AT102ED
ZWO - ASI294MC Pro
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