StarDate Susitna 10-11-2020, by Kathleen Fleming

A post about Mars at opposition and the crescent moon passing Venus this week. Correction to audio – Nautical Twilight during mornings this week is 7-8am (not 7-8:30)

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mars-oppositions-2012-2027-1-1024x795.png" alt="" class="wp-image-72908" width="661" height="513" srcset="https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mars-oppositions-2012-2027-1-1024x795.png 1024w, https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mars-oppositions-2012-2027-1-300x233.png 300w, https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mars-oppositions-2012-2027-1-768x596.png 768w, https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mars-oppositions-2012-2027-1.png 1100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px" /> This graphic allows you to compare different Oppositions of Mars. This is part of a very interesting page on nakedeyeplanets.com

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="504" src="https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mars-path-2020-may-2021-mar-thumb-1024x504.png" alt="" class="wp-image-72902" srcset="https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mars-path-2020-may-2021-mar-thumb-1024x504.png 1024w, https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mars-path-2020-may-2021-mar-thumb-300x148.png 300w, https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mars-path-2020-may-2021-mar-thumb-768x378.png 768w, https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mars-path-2020-may-2021-mar-thumb.png 1124w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> This graphic, also from nakedeyeplanets.com , shows the motion of Mars through the background stars. Note the forward and backward movement near the knot that holds the fishes of Pisces of together.

StarDate Susitna 10-11-2020, by Kathleen Fleming

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