Saturn will be nearby too; only 1.5 degrees away. So, wider field of views will be interesting.
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Originally Posted by bigjoe
On April 1st 2018 Mars passes 21' minutes of arc North of the very bright globular cluster M22 , one of the finest and easiest to resolve globulars in the night sky in just about any aperture over 76 mm.
At magnitude +5.9 and apparent diameter of 24' and Mars at 9 " ,this should make for a spectacular image.
Even I'll take a few with my DSLR.
PS:Of course no long exposure possible with bright Mars.
bigjoe.
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