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Vanishing Mars

ars will be occulted by the Moon early in the morning on 8 December, the day the planet is also at opposition. Opposition is a big deal for Mars, presenting the planet at its largest and brightest forthe current period of observation - great news for anyone wanting to capture an image of this

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