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Old 29-06-2006, 10:26 AM
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Saturn + Mars + Moon tonight - have a look! - 29 July

This is especially for new scope owners to make sure they catch Saturn before it disappears for the rest of the year.

It will be worth getting the scope out at sunset tonight. Point the scope north-west, where you will see the thin crescent of the young Moon, closely following Mars and Saturn. You can use the Moon as a reference and search for Mars & Saturn with binoculars, before they become visible to the naked eye. Mercury is up there too but very low - probably too difficult to see.
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