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Photos of the moon’s sweep past bright Mars – EarthSky
Earth will pass between Mars and the sun in October 2020, and the distance between our 2 worlds is now relatively small. And so Mars is very bright now! Thanks to all in the EarthSky Community who captured Mars near the moon this past weekend.
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View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Helio C. Vital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, captured the moon and Mars after midnight on September 6, 2020. He wrote: “From Rio de Janeiro, the moon passed nearly in front of Mars (a “grazing” occultation). Mars was 178 times further away and 6,378 dimmer than the moon. The 19-minute grazing occultation could be seen from Rio around midnight on September 6. Nikon CoolPix P900 camera was u…
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