Approximation of Mars to the Earth
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For several months,
Mars has been situated in one of the closest to the
Earth possible positions. It has been the closest approximation since
Neanderthal times.
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We will post them on this page so that everybody can contemplate.
Image of
Mars on 27th August (closest approximation).
(Courtesy of
NASA and the
STScI)
Composition of two images of
Mars: a photograph taken with a digital camera coupled with a telescope (left sector), and its forecast appearance according to the program Guide 7.
Joan Pedrol i Petit
Mars sight taken with a digital camera from Sant Pere Pescador (Costa Brava) the day of closest approximation.
Juan Carlos Casado
Image obtained with webcam in the telescope of 50
cm property of the
University of Mons (Belgium), situated at the
Teide Observatory of the (
IAC 
) on 27th August 2003.
Processing: Juan Carlos Casado with the software Registax.
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