Posted on Apr 9, 2022

APOD: 2022 April 9 - Mars-Saturn Conjunction

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Good afternoon, Rallypoint, and welcome to the April 9th Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "Mars-Saturn Conjunction." The trees are too tall where I live to have seen this, but it looks like that isn't the case here. This image is from earlier this week (Monday, April 4th) a little before sunup. Venus (which I can see) would be out of frame above this focal point. I like how we can see the Saturnian moon Titan (it;s that small point just to the left of the planet).

APOD: 2022 April 9 - Mars-Saturn Conjunction

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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL

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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price good afternoon my friend, and good to see you on the RP net. I have said it many times before, yet I will say it again, "nobody does it better from above". Thank you for sharing Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "Mars-Saturn Conjunction."

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Thank you my space-exploration advocate friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the April 9th Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD); Mars-Saturn Conjunction

Image: Mars-Saturn Conjunction photo captured by Damian Peach
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APOD Explanation: Fainter stars in the zodiacal constellation Capricornus are scattered near the plane of the ecliptic in this field of view. The two brightest ones at center aren't stars at all though, but the planets Mars and Saturn. Taken on the morning of April 4, the telescopic snapshot captured their tantalizing close conjunction in a predawn sky, the pair of planets separated by only about 1/3 of a degree. That's easily less than the apparent width of a Full Moon. Can you tell which planet is which? If you guessed Mars is the redder one, you'd be right. Above Mars, slightly fainter Saturn still shines with a paler yellowish tinge in reflected sunlight. Even at the low magnification, Saturn's largest and brightest moon Titan can be spotted hugging the planet very closely on the left.
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