Scheduled air date: 2006 Jul 17-23
This week you can watch the red planet Mars appear to pass the bright star
Regulus. Mars will appear closest to Regulus—within 2/3°—on the evenings of the
21st and 22nd.
(Shown about an hour after sunset for mid-Northern latitudes. The position for
Mars is shown nightly from the 17th through the 23rd.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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TheSky6 Astronomy
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