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21 February 2015
What a way to say farewell to Mars ? From March and the following 6 months it becomes very difficult to view Mars, but before it goes going we are in for a treat. Over the course of a week Venus (moving eastwards) passes Mars (moving westwards) and the closest pass is on 21st February.
From about 1830 Venus and Mars will be in the same FOV through a low power eyepiece. As an added bonus a 3 day old new moon will be nearby; the Moon, Mars and Venus will be 2 deg apart.
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