Date: 1/13/25 3:20 pm From: Alan via groups.io <adfrench...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] OT- Occultation of Mars Tonight
If you are out of this area but still in the U.S., this graphic gives
times for other large cities. You can likely extrapolate fairly well
when your are even roughly between two.
On 1/13/2025 5:29 PM, Alan wrote:
> Since HMBird members have binoculars and often have spotting scopes,
> and the skies may be at least partially clear, I thought it was worth
> posting that the Moon will move in front of and hide (occult) Mars
> tonight. The full Moon is rising now and bright, reddish Mars is not
> far away. By the time the sky is dark and the Moon is closer to Mars,
> it will get increasingly difficult to see Mars by see by eye alone.
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> Just after 9:20 P.M. EST tonight, January 3, the Moon will start
> moving in front of Mars. In less than a minute Mars will be completely
> hidden by the Moon.
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> Mars will emerge from behind the Moon around 10:36 P.M.
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> Clear skies, Alan
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