Hi Joe,
Yes, definitely on my list. Did you notice that Mars is closer the next morning, 2nd April and still quite close on the 3rd. On the 2nd and 3rd, Saturn is only 1 deg 40 arc sec from M22 with Mars passing between them. This will be a fine wide FOV sight to observe the relative motions over these days. Weather permitting I will follow these well before and well after the close conjunction.
Mars is in a very rich part of the sky at the moment. There is plenty to see. Between the mornings of 19th Mar and 20th Mar, Mars will pass mid way between the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae. Wider field of course but will be quite a sight in a 2 degree or larger FOV.
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Originally Posted by bigjoe
Steve..
Lets not forget this coming up too...
On APRIL 1st ..2018 MARS passes 21' minutes of arc North of the very bright GLOBULAR 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 ".
bigjoe.
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