Posted on Jul 30, 2020
APOD: 2020 July 30 - The Red Planet Mars
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "The Red Planet Mars." Taken from a backyard telescope in Hoegaarden, Belgium on July 23rd, Mars is the destination of Perseverance, the new rover launched from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) this morning. Mars will grow brighter and bigger as the Earth gets closer to the Red Planet due to its faster solar orbit. Perseverance is scheduled to land on Mars February 18, 2021.
APOD: 2020 July 30 - The Red Planet Mars
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "The Red Planet Mars" taken from a backyard telescope in Hoegaarden, Belgium on July 23, 2020.
Image: The Red Planet Mars from a backyard telescope in Hoegaarden, Belgium -Image Credit & Copyright Luc Debeck
APOD Background
Explanation: Mars looks pretty sharp in this backyard telescope image captured on July 23 from Hoegaarden, Belgium, planet Earth. The Red Planet's bright south polar cap is bathed in sunlight at the top of the inverted view, while the dark feature known as Syrtis Major extends toward the right (eastern) edge. Rising around midnight for now, the Red Planet is months away from its own opposition in early October. Telescopic views will improve even more as Earth, in its faster orbit, catches up to Mars, the ruddy disk growing larger and brighter still. The martian Jezero Crater is within the Syrtis Major region. That's the landing site for NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Perseverance, scheduled for launch today."
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Image: The Red Planet Mars from a backyard telescope in Hoegaarden, Belgium -Image Credit & Copyright Luc Debeck
APOD Background
Explanation: Mars looks pretty sharp in this backyard telescope image captured on July 23 from Hoegaarden, Belgium, planet Earth. The Red Planet's bright south polar cap is bathed in sunlight at the top of the inverted view, while the dark feature known as Syrtis Major extends toward the right (eastern) edge. Rising around midnight for now, the Red Planet is months away from its own opposition in early October. Telescopic views will improve even more as Earth, in its faster orbit, catches up to Mars, the ruddy disk growing larger and brighter still. The martian Jezero Crater is within the Syrtis Major region. That's the landing site for NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Perseverance, scheduled for launch today."
Red Planet │ Terry Devine-King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia_MnaxOI6Y
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maj William W. 'Bill' Price SP5 Mark Kuzinski Sgt John H. SGT Steve McFarland SPC Margaret Higgins SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SGT (Join to see) MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi Cynthia Croft Col Carl Whicker Sgt (Join to see) Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC (Join to see) Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj Robert Thornton PO2 (Join to see) PO3 Lynn Spalding SGT Denny Espinosa Alan K.
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Good "Thursday" Morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price You got posted early today. Thanks Bill for sharing the APOD Titled: "The Red Planet Mars" with us this fine morning. You have a great day my friend.
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