Australian Sky & Telescope

Lonesome Mars

For most of the hours of darkness during March and April, the sky will be largely devoid of bright planetary targets, with Mars being the sole exception. Let’s take a look at what we can expect to see.

(mag. 0.0, dia. 6.3”, Mar. 15) can be seen in the eastern sky before dawn, poking its head over the horizon about an hour and a half

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