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    THE PLANETS

    Jun 16, 2022 3 minutes

    PICK OF THE MONTH

    Mars

    Best time to see: 31 July, 03:30 UT

    Altitude: 37°

    Location: Aries

    Direction: East-southeast

    Features: Phase, surface markings, atmospheric phenomena, polar caps

    Recommended equipment: 75mm, or larger

    We’re less than six months away from the next opposition of Mars on 8 December 2022, and it’s around this time that the planet starts to improve noticeably week on week. On 1 July, Mars shines at mag. +0.5 and presents a 7 arcsecond disc when

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