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Old 08-26-2010, 10:23 PM
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Mars in sight...
My father called my tonight to check out Mars under the full moon. Have to google the details but it is supposed to be news worthy close. I will post details tomorrow. Seeing the same in Texas??? Pic taken 20 mins ago... About 11:00 PM my time:

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(The full moon is on top. The star looking light underneath is Mars.)
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Old 08-26-2010, 11:22 PM
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Yeah, it looks the same here in southern Ohio. I remember seeing something about Mars being the closest to Earth that it has been in a long time and that you could see details fairly clearly with a decent telescope.
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Old 08-27-2010, 03:08 AM
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very cool pic. i will look tonight.
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Old 08-27-2010, 06:33 AM
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I could see it and it looked just like the pic. Thanks for the heads up.
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Old 08-27-2010, 08:22 AM
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A little closer
5 inch 1900 mm telescope..a few years ago.
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