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Old 30-04-2016, 11:50 PM
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Drifting from the pole

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Yeah Saturn is twice as far away as Jupiter and isn't as big...although we're lucky that it's as bright as it is because the rings are near maximum tilt.

Mars is small but much much closer than both...at least, this close to opposition. It'll get brighter still and then after opposition it will start fading very quickly as we overtake...noticeably so over the course of a few weeks.
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