tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244190.post5668657715774188353..comments2023-10-31T13:16:51.317-04:00Comments on Eclectic Glob of Tangential Verbosity: Go Look at MarsLenorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245333065022222749noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244190.post-46639401359198723372007-12-25T17:40:00.000-05:002007-12-25T17:40:00.000-05:00If you were a little further north, you might have...If you were a little further north, you might have been able to see the moon <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20071220/sc_space/fullmoonmeetsmars" REL="nofollow">actually occult Mars</A>. <BR/><BR/>Space.com is a great site for knowing what's going on in the sky. Despite our urbanity, Durham is a pretty decent place to see stars and planets. I've spotted numerous apparitions of Mercury here. Including that time a few years back when 4 planets were in the Western sky at sunset, and Mars was rising in the east at the same time.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073882418363018511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244190.post-44473020606169805552007-12-24T08:22:00.000-05:002007-12-24T08:22:00.000-05:00I happened to notice the moon last night and saw t...I happened to notice the moon last night and saw the "star," and wondered if it was something special. How neat!Lesley Looperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764967611620715096noreply@blogger.com