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Posted on Oct 30, 2020

APOD: 2020 October 30 - Fear and Dread: The Moons of Mars

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Good Red Friday morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Fear and Dread: The Moons of Mars." Phobos (Fear) and Deimos (Dread) are the two moons that orbit the planet Mars. They were both discovered August 11, 1877 by Asaph Hall, who named the moons for the mythological sons of Ares, the Greek counterpart of the Roman god, Mars. This composite image was captured in Australia on October 6th of this year. The technical specs for the camera equipment used are annotated at the lower left. Definitely another piece of nifty photographic artwork.

APOD: 2020 October 30 - Fear and Dread: The Moons of Mars

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NATTALI RIZE FEAR & DREAD ACOUSTIC IN THE STREETS

NATTALI RIZE FEAR & DREAD ACOUSTIC IN THE STREETS of Kingston Jamaica. Rizing Up daily and giving thanks for all that is and all that can be. Don't get lost ...

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Friday, October 30, 2020 entitled "Fear and Dread: The Moons of Mars."

Image: Phobos (Fear) and Deimos (Dread) - The Moons of Mars - Composite Image Credit & Copyright - Dennis Simmons

I had to chuckle at this. Far too many are infected with fear and dread of SARS-Cov-2 this year :-)

Hunter S Thompson had the wonderful book series Fear and Loathing ...

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"Explanation: On Halloween fear and dread will stalk your night skies, also known as Phobos and Deimos the moons of Mars. The 2020 opposition of Mars was on October 13, so the Red Planet will still rise shortly after sunset. Near Halloween's Full Moon on the sky, its strange yellowish glow will outshine other stars throughout the night. But the two tiny Martian moons are very faint and in close orbits, making them hard to spot, even with a small telescope. You can find them in this carefully annotated composite view though. The overexposed planet's glare is reduced and orbital paths for inner moon Phobos and outer moon Deimos are overlayed on digitally combined images captured on October 6. The diminutive moons of Mars were discovered in August of 1877 by astronomer Asaph Hall at the US Naval Observatory using the Great Equatorial 26-inch Alvan Clark refractor"

NATTALI RIZE FEAR & DREAD ACOUSTIC IN THE STREETS
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