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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                   2024 August 2   
      
                                  Mars Passing By   
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Tunc Tezel (TWAN)   
      
      Explanation: As Mars wanders through Earth's night, it passes about 5   
      degrees south of the Pleiades star cluster in this composite   
      astrophoto. The skyview was constructed from a series of images   
      captured over a run of 16 consecutive clear nights beginning on July   
      12. Mars' march across the field of view begins at the far right, the   
      planet's ruddy hue. showing a nice contrast with the blue Pleiades   
      stars. Moving much faster across the sky against the distant stars, the   
      fourth planet from the Sun easily passes seventh planet Uranus, also   
      moving across this field of view. Red planet Mars and the ice giant   
      world were in close conjunction, about 1/2 degree apart, on July 16.   
      Continuing its rapid eastward trek, Mars has now left the sister stars   
      and outer planet behind though, passing north of red giant star   
      Aldebaran. Mars will come within about 1/3 degree of Jupiter in planet   
      Earth's sky on August 14.   
      
                           Tomorrow's picture: road trip   
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