2018, April 2: Mars-Saturn Conjunction Morning

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Photo Caption – 2018, April 2: Mars is 1.2° to the lower right of Saturn.

Mars passes 1.2 degrees below Saturn this morning.  Watch Mars move away from  Saturn during the next several days.  Saturn begins to retrograde on April 17, heading toward its opposition in  June.

Photo Caption – 2018, April 2: Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter in the morning sky.

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On the larger scale, Jupiter is in the southwest.  A bright waning gibbous moon (just outside the frame beyond Jupiter) illuminates the scene.

The articles that follow provide details about the planets visible without optical assistance (binoculars or telescope):

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